Thoughtful pub holds raffle (7)
I believe the answer is:
indrawn
'thoughtful' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'pub holds raffle' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'holds' is an insertion indicator.
'raffle' becomes 'draw' (a prize draw).
'inn' placed around 'draw' is 'INDRAWN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for indrawn that I've seen before include "sucked in" , "Breath so sharply" , "Taken in, like the breath" , "Shy; inhaled" .)