Wives talked about Like a Virgin (6)
I believe the answer is:
vestal
'a virgin' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'wives talked about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'VESTAL' can be found hidden inside 'wives talked'.
'like' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for vestal that I've seen before include "Like virgins of old" , "Valets for old Roman virgin" , "Virgin charged with keeping alight the fire on the altar to a Roman goddess" , "Modest female" , "Chaste (Roman priestess)" .)