Cheerful person practising golf shots? (7)
I believe the answer is:
chipper
'cheerful' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'person practising golf shots?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'person' could be 'per' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'per' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'chip' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chipper that I've seen before include "stonemason?" , "Smart" , "full of beans" , "Debonair" , "Briskly cheerful" .)