Attractive female shown by engraving (8)
I believe the answer is:
fetching
'attractive' is the definition.
('fetching' can be similar in meaning to 'attractive')
'female shown by engraving' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'shown by' says to put letters next to each other.
'engraving' becomes 'etching' ('etching' can be a synonym of 'engraving').
'f'+'etching'='FETCHING'
(Other definitions for fetching that I've seen before include "Getting" , "charming" , "Pretty" , "Attractive; bringing" , "collection" .)