Always right,' first woman began (4)
I believe the answer is:
ever
'always' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'right' first woman began' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'right'' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is found in the answer.
'woman' could be 'eve' (Eve is an example) and 'eve' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ever that I've seen before include "At all times, always" , "Always, at any time" , "constantly" , "Possibly" , "Always and permanent" .)