Weep about husband I am able to engage initially in deceit (9)
I believe the answer is:
chicanery
'deceit' is the definition.
(chicanery is a kind of deceit)
'weep about husband i am able to engage initially' is the wordplay.
'weep' becomes 'cry' ('cry' can be a synonym of 'weep').
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'i am able' becomes 'ican' (I can).
'to engage initially' becomes 'e' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'h'+'ican'+'e'='hicane'
'cry' going around 'hicane' is 'CHICANERY'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for chicanery that I've seen before include "Trickery used to gain advantage, duplicity" , "deceptive" , "Sharp practice" , "jiggery-pokery" , "Use of deception for gain" .)