Wild woman in top (5)
I believe the answer is:
livid
'wild' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'woman in top' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'Vi' (short for Violet).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'top' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of top).
'vi' placed inside 'lid' is 'LIVID'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for livid that I've seen before include "Lead-coloured, being furiously angry" , "Enraged" , "Very cross" , "Spitting blood" , "Black and blue" .)