Woman at a loss somewhat in province (5)
I believe the answer is:
natal
'province' is the definition.
(I have seen 'old province' mean 'natal' so perhaps 'province' could also mean 'natal')
'woman at a loss somewhat' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' indicates a hidden word.
'NATAL' is hidden within 'woman at a loss'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for natal that I've seen before include "dealing with delivery" , "Christmas is Jesus's -- day" , "Colony once" , "South African place" , "To do with birth - in S Africa?" .)