Compassionate, being English (6)
I believe the answer is:
humane
'compassionate' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'being english' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'being' could be 'human' (human is a kind of being) and 'human' is located in the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for humane that I've seen before include "Kindly and compassionate" , "Kind and liberal" , "Kind - compassionate" , "Kind-hearted and compassionate" , "Merciful and considerate" .)