Wise woman to put the raw edge on desire (5)
I believe the answer is:
witch
'wise woman' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'the raw edge on desire' is the wordplay.
'the raw edge' becomes 'w' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'desire' becomes 'itch' (itch is a kind of desire).
'w'+'itch'='WITCH'
'to put' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for witch that I've seen before include "One supposed to have magical powers" , "Female member of coven" , "Sorceress" , "strange woman" , "Broomstick riderof children's tales" .)