Red-faced female noble quaffing one (6)
I believe the answer is:
florid
'red-faced' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'female noble quaffing one' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'noble' becomes 'lord' (synonyms).
'quaffing' means one lot of letters goes inside another (to quaff is to drink or consume).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'lord' enclosing 'i' is 'lorid'.
'f'+'lorid'='FLORID'
(Other definitions for florid that I've seen before include "Ruddy, flushed" , "Red-faced, flushed" , "Pink or ruddy in complexion" , "Red in the face" , "Ruddy in appearance" .)