Broken bone I set for a woman in tears (5)
I believe the answer is:
niobe
'set for a woman in tears' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'broken bone i' is the wordplay.
'broken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bone'+'i'='bonei'
'bonei' anagrammed gives 'NIOBE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for niobe that I've seen before include "woman of sorrows" , "Sad female" , "Weeping daughter of Tantalus" , "Tearful female" , "Daughter of Tantalus, turned to rock" .)