The prospects for wayward wives (5)
I believe the answer is:
views
'the prospects' is the definition.
('view' can be a synonym of 'prospect')
'wayward wives' is the wordplay.
'wayward' is an anagram indicator.
'wives' anagrammed gives 'VIEWS'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for views that I've seen before include "Opinions, perspectives" , "Vistas; opinions" , "What pollsters seek" , "Looks at; opinions" , "Aspects, panoramas" .)