Woman about to enter English resort, spurning European (8)
I believe the answer is:
margaret
'woman' is the definition.
'about to enter english resort spurning european' is the wordplay.
'about to' becomes 're' (I've seen this in other clues).
'enter' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'english resort' becomes 'margate' (seaside resort in Kent).
'spurning' suggests deleting specific letters.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'margate' with 'e' taken out is 'margat'.
're' inserted within 'margat' is 'MARGARET'.
(Other definitions for margaret that I've seen before include "Thatcher, perhaps" , "- of Anjou, consort to Henry VI" , "- Rutherford, actress" , "That great charmer (anag) -- politician" , "-- Drabble, writer" .)