Attractive female with engraving (8)
I believe the answer is:
fetching
'attractive' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'female with engraving' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'engraving' becomes 'etching' (synonyms).
'f'+'etching'='FETCHING'
(Other definitions for fetching that I've seen before include "Attractive; bringing" , "a delight" , "Getting" , "Pretty" , "Going and bringing back" .)