Some of the women for certain had drive (7)
I believe the answer is:
enforce
'drive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'some of the women for certain' is the wordplay.
'some of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ENFORCE' can be found hidden inside 'women for certain'.
'had' is the link.
(Other definitions for enforce that I've seen before include "Give effect to" , "Compel compliance with (law)" , "Impose compliance with (a law)" , "Ensure observance of rules" , "Implement - compel" .)