Sweet female in tears sadly (6)
I believe the answer is:
afters
'sweet' is the definition.
(both can mean dessert or pudding)
'female in tears sadly' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'sadly' indicates an anagram.
'tears' is an anagram of 'aters'.
'f' inserted inside 'aters' is 'AFTERS'.
(Other definitions for afters that I've seen before include "Dessert, sweet" , "Sweet course" , "Informal desserts may be faster" , "Dessert course" , "Strafe with desserts" .)