Woman joins group as an accessory (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
alice band
'an accessory' is the definition.
I know that 'accessory' relates to this answer.
'woman joins group' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'alice' ().
'joins' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'group' becomes 'band' (band can mean a group of people).
'alice'+'band'='ALICE BAND'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alice band that I've seen before include "Hair decoration" , "one's found in hair" , "Lock keeper" , "may be found in the hair" , "It's worn to hold back the hair" .)