Woman left home with American attorney (5)
I believe the answer is:
linda
'woman' is the definition.
'left home with american attorney' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'american attorney' becomes 'da' (abbreviation for District Attorney).
'l'+'in'+'da'='LINDA'
(Other definitions for linda that I've seen before include "-- Gray, 'Dallas' star" , "23 [LOVELACE]" , "- Ronstadt, US singer" , "girl" , "lady" .)