This woman's bit of caramel is salty (7)
I believe the answer is:
melissa
'this woman's' is the definition.
(woman's name)
'bit of caramel is salty' is the wordplay.
'bit of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'MELISSA' can be found hidden inside 'caramel is salty'.
(Other definitions for melissa that I've seen before include "woman" , "Girl's name meaning "bee"" , "Female" .)