Think about mother - something in the perfume line? (8)
I believe the answer is:
pomander
'something in the perfume line?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'think about mother' is the wordplay.
'think' becomes 'ponder' (pondering is a kind of thinking).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'ponder' enclosing 'ma' is 'POMANDER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pomander that I've seen before include "Ball of perfume" , "Ball of perfumes" , "pouncet" , "Scent container" , "Perfume container" .)