Woman with daughter in cast (4)
I believe the answer is:
shed
'cast' is the definition.
(shedding is a kind of casting)
'woman with daughter' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'she' (**).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'she'+'d'='SHED'
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for shed that I've seen before include "tools found here?" , "Simple building; discard" , "Slough - outbuilding" , "Barn" , "Take off in hut?" .)