Greek character recently collecting stamps? (9)
I believe the answer is:
philately
'greek character recently collecting stamps?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'greek character recently' is the wordplay.
'greek character' becomes 'phi' (letter from the Greek alphabet).
'recently' becomes 'lately' (synonyms).
'phi'+'lately'='PHILATELY'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for philately that I've seen before include "pursuit" , "interest in stamps" , "collecting small items that may grow in value" , "Stamp-collecting" , "stamps territory?" .)