Woman’s husband entering compound (6)
I believe the answer is:
esther
'woman's' is the definition.
(woman's name)
'husband entering compound' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'entering' indicates putting letters inside.
'compound' becomes 'ester' (ester is a kind of compound).
'h' inserted inside 'ester' is 'ESTHER'.
(Other definitions for esther that I've seen before include "Oratorio by Handel; girl's name" , "Set her with this girl" , "Biblical heroine who became queen of Persia" , "Fem. name, threes (anag.)" , "Now there's a lady" .)