This many women in exquisite clothes? (4)
I believe the answer is:
nine
'this many' is the definition.
(example)
'women in exquisite clothes?' is the wordplay.
'clothes?' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (the letters clothe the hidden word).
'NINE' is hidden in the letters of 'women in exquisite'.
(Other definitions for nine that I've seen before include "Number of players in a baseball fielding team" , "One over the eight" , "SECOND PART OF 14" , "A number of worthies" , "Cat's lives? - the next clue?" .)