Woman's resignation (8)
I believe the answer is:
patience
This clue is a double definition.
'woman's' is the first definition.
'resignation' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for patience that I've seen before include "bird, some might say" , "that one plays" , "Musical work" , "Unhurried quality or solo card game" , "Waiting calmly" .)