The woman had been dropped (4)

I believe the answer is:

shed

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'dropped' is the definition.
(shedding is a kind of dropping)

'the woman had' is the wordplay.
'the woman' becomes 'she' (I've seen this before).
'had' becomes 'd' (I've seen this in other clues).
'she'+'d'='SHED'

'been' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for shed that I've seen before include "Take off in hut?" , "Outhouse -- cast" , "Outbuilding with a single story" , "Shack" , "Throw off; building" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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