Refinements (8)
I believe the answer is:
niceties
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">refinements</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('nicety' can be a synonym of 'refinement')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for niceties that I've seen before include "delicacies" , "Fine points" , "refinement" , "Degrees of precision" , "Delicacy" .)