Woman for a writer to run away with (8)
I believe the answer is:
penelope
'woman' is the definition.
'writer to run away with' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'writer' could be 'pen' (something which writes) and 'pen' is located in the answer.
'run' could be 'lope' (lope is a kind of run) and 'lope' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'e' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for a' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for penelope that I've seen before include "Ulysses' faithful wife" , "Odysseus's wife" , "Girl's name" , "Waiter" , "Mrs Odysseus" .)