Woman offering article, newspaper's leader (3)
I believe the answer is:
ann
'woman' is the definition.
(woman's name)
'article newspaper's leader' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (English indefinite article).
'leader' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'newspapers' is 'n'.
'an'+'n'='ANN'
'offering' is the link.
(Other definitions for ann that I've seen before include "- - Jones, 1969 Wimbledon champion" , "- Widdecombe MP" , "Girl" , "eg Miss Widdecombe" , "Lady's name" .)