Woman of letters? (8)
I believe the answer is:
landlady
'woman of letters?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'woman of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'woman' could be 'lady' (lady is a kind of woman) and 'lady' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'land' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for landlady that I've seen before include "She leases property" , "Letter" , "She takes in lodgers" , "Woman letting out a property or rooms" , "She rents out property" .)