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Camberwell's bookish beauty (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amber

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'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.

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(Other definitions for amber that I've seen before include "Dark yellow" , "Orange traffic light" , "Middle light" , "Young bird of prey" , "Road warning" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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