Camberwell's bookish beauty (5)
I believe the answer is:
amber
'bookish beauty' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'camberwell's' is the wordplay.
'AMBER' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for amber that I've seen before include "Dark yellow" , "Orange traffic light" , "Middle light" , "Young bird of prey" , "Road warning" .)