The woman from the United Nations (4)
I believe the answer is:
edna
'the woman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'from the united nations' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'EDNA' is hidden in the letters of 'united nations'.
(Other definitions for edna that I've seen before include "- O'Brien, Ir. novelist" , "Famous dame" , ". . . . O'Brien, ... Saint Vincent Millay" , "Girl for Dane" , "Dean (anag) - it's a girl's name!" .)