### Clue: Unearthly shade absorbs woman's energy to begin with (8)
### Answer: ETHEREAL 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Unearthly
  E(abbrev. for energy, again as in E=mc2) **placed above**(to begin with) {TEAL(a greenish-blue colour,shade) **containing**(absorbs) HER(possessive pronoun denoting woman's)}