Witches (11)
'witches' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Another definition for sorceresses that I've seen is " Witches".)
'witches' is the definition.
('crone' can be a synonym of 'witch')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for crones that I've seen before include "Old women - censor them" , "Withered old women, maybe witches" , "Ugly old women" .)