Woman, one to write about old boy network? (8)
I believe the answer is:
nepotism
'old boy network?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'woman one to write about' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'ms'.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'write' becomes 'pen' (synonyms).
'about' is a reversal indicator.
'ms'+'i'+'to'+'pen'='msitopen'
'msitopen' reversed gives 'NEPOTISM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nepotism that I've seen before include "keeping it in the family" , "Showing favour" , "Favouritism shown to friends and family" , "Jobs for the boys" , "Favouritism shown to relatives by those in power" .)