Characters enthralled by gold English antique (5)
I believe the answer is:
olden
'characters' is the definition.
The definition and answer are not the same part of speech.
'enthralled by gold english antique' is the wordplay.
'enthralled by' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'OLDEN' is hidden within 'gold english antique'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for olden that I've seen before include "as in time gone by" , "of ancient history?" , "Former, past" , "(Of days) in the long distant past!" , "Of past (times)" .)