Character study, perhaps (11)
I believe the answer is:
composition
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'character' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'study perhaps' is the second definition.
(study is a kind of composition)
(Other definitions for composition that I've seen before include "Make-up - essay" , "Ingredients" , "Action of writing music" , "Musical work" , "story, perhaps?" .)