Dignified meeting of lovers under superbly elegant covers (6)
I believe the answer is:
sedate
'dignified' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'of lovers under superbly elegant covers' is the wordplay.
'of lovers' becomes 'date' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'under' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'covers' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'cover' mean this (in a down clue, the letter covering the word)).
The initial letters of 'superbly elegant' is 'se'.
'date' after 'se' is 'SEDATE'.
'meeting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sedate that I've seen before include "Seated strangely in a demure sort of way" , "Leisurely" , "Administer a calming drug" , "Prim and proper" , "Calm, unhurried" .)