Though elderly, managed without a husband (4)
I believe the answer is:
aged
'though elderly' is the definition.
'aged' can be an answer for 'elderly' (synonyms). I am unsure of the 'though' bit.
'managed without a husband' is the wordplay.
'without' suggests deleting specific letters.
'a husband' becomes 'man' (a married man).
'managed' with 'man' removed is 'AGED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aged that I've seen before include "Long in the tooth" , "way over the hill" , "Like Uncle Arly" , "Geriatric" , "well over the hill" .)