English female attending gala and camp (6)
I believe the answer is:
effete
'camp' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'english female attending gala' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'attending' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'gala' becomes 'fete' (I've seen this in another clue).
'e'+'f'+'fete'='EFFETE'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for effete that I've seen before include "Feeble, lacking vitality" , "Over-refined; weak" , "Over-refined, exhausted" , "Affected, over-refined" , "Lacking in power" .)