Distinctive manners (6)
I believe the answer is:
styles
'distinctive manners' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for styles that I've seen before include "Fashions or ways of doing things" , "Ways of writing, painting etc" , "Approaches" , "Fashions or distinctive modes" , "Distinctive manners" .)