Lack of progress in country where women are excluded? (10)
I believe the answer is:
stagnation
'lack of progress' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'country where women are excluded?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'country' could be 'nation' (synonyms) and 'nation' is present in the answer.
'are' could be 'a' (short for 'are', historical unit of measurement) and 'a' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stagnation that I've seen before include "State of little activity" , "Inactivity" , "State of lethargy" , "Lack of movement or growth" , "Lack of activity" .)