Appearance of coppers round residence (8)
I believe the answer is:
presence
'appearance' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Impressive appearance ' mean 'presence' so perhaps 'appearance' could also mean 'presence')
'coppers round residence' is the wordplay.
'coppers' becomes 'pence' (copper can mean a penny coin).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'residence' becomes 'res'.
'pence' placed around 'res' is 'PRESENCE'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for presence that I've seen before include "Attendance; spirit" , "Immediate proximity" , "Physical attendance or imposing bearing" , "Bearing, comportment" , "Aura; nearness" .)