Nature (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">nature</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for essence that I've seen before include "Scent; core" , "Intrinsic nature; four Dn" , "one of 21 [HEARTS]" , "Extract (eg, of vanilla)" , "Vital part of something" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">nature</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(a person's nature or condition)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for character that I've seen before include "Type - letter" , "Letter or figure" , "Part" , "Sign" , "Eccentric person" .)