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Scent of a Woman

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'scent of a woman' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a woman' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'roma' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'roma'='AROMA'

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(Other definitions for aroma that I've seen before include "particular charm" , "Fragrance of spices" , "Distinctive scent" , "Redolence" , "Savour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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