### Clue: It causes sudden pain as woman embraces Joe (6)
### Answer: ANGINA 
 ### Explanation: Definition: It causes sudden pain
  ANNA(a woman's name) **containing**(embraces) GI(Joe, the American male soldier.  GI itself comes from $$g$$alvanized $$i$$ron to indicate in accounts items made from it, then was extended to mean all $$g$$overnment $$i$$ssue, then extended to refer to the men, whilst Joe is the personification of a fellow,the common man).  Not sure who or what is causing the pain to whom in the surface reading!
Defn:  In addition to the wellknown chest pains due to momentary lack of adequate supply of blood/oxygen to the heart, it can also refer to any disease of the throat that causes spasmodic,sudden and painful choking.