The woman reports affairs (8)

I believe the answer is:

shebangs

'affairs' is the definition.

'the woman reports' is the wordplay.
'the woman' becomes 'she' (I've seen this before).
'reports' becomes 'bangs' ('report' can mean a loud noise).
'she'+'bangs'='SHEBANGS'

(Another definition for shebangs that I've seen is " matters".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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