Male style guide covers a variety of things (7)
I believe the answer is:
melange
'a variety of things' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'male style guide covers' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'style' becomes 'elan' (synonyms).
'covers' suggests removing the centre (I've seen 'covering' mean this (the letters which cover the word are used)).
'guide' with its middle removed is 'ge'.
'm'+'elan'+'ge'='MELANGE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for melange that I've seen before include "mixed collection" , "Gallimaufry" , "Miscellany" , "A motley assortment of things" , "Varied mixture" .)