Small woman getting hold of one kitchen utensil (5)
I believe the answer is:
sieve
'kitchen utensil' is the definition.
(I know that sieve is a type of kitchen utensil)
'small woman getting hold of one' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'woman' becomes 'eve' (Eve is an example).
'getting hold of' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
's'+'eve'='seve'
'seve' going around 'i' is 'SIEVE'.
(Other definitions for sieve that I've seen before include "Eratosthenes' invention" , "Utensil for straining or sifting food" , "Meshed kitchen utensil" , "Forgetful head is like it" , "Craft for Jumblies" .)