Cultured and calm, holding small cleaning item I flog (12)
I believe the answer is:
cosmopolitan
'cultured' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'and calm holding small cleaning item i flog' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is present in the answer.
'small' could be 'sm' and 'sm' is found in the answer.
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cosmopolitan that I've seen before include "Familiar with many parts of the world" , "Worldly, sophisticated" , "Familiar with different cities and cultures" , "Citizen of the world" , "Travelled widely" .)