Travellers seen going after a perfume (5)
I believe the answer is:
aroma
'perfume' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'travellers seen going after a' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'travellers' could be 'roma' (Romani people) and 'roma' is located in the answer.
'a' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aroma that I've seen before include "Test of knowledge" , "Pleasant odour" , "Pervasive quality" , "A pleasant smell as of food" , "Spicy fragrance" .)