Stop South Asian living abroad with holy woman (6)
I believe the answer is:
desist
'stop' is the definition.
(desist means to stop)
'south asian living abroad with holy woman' is the wordplay.
'south asian living abroad' becomes 'desi' (I've seen this in another clue).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'holy woman' becomes 'st' (saint).
'desi'+'st'='DESIST'
(Other definitions for desist that I've seen before include "Whoa, cease" , "Cease (from doing a thing)" , "Stop (doing something)" , "Cease (from doing something)" , "Stop, discontinue" .)