Woman finds hesitation transparent (5)
I believe the answer is:
sheer
'transparent' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'woman finds hesitation' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'she' ().
'finds' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er).
'she'+'er'='SHEER'
(Other definitions for sheer that I've seen before include "Clear" , "Very fine or vertical" , "Very steep; utter" , "Plumb" , "(Of fabric) very thin" .)