Elegant Central European editor (8)
I believe the answer is:
polished
'elegant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'central european editor' is the wordplay.
'central european' becomes 'Polish' (Poland is in central Europe).
'editor' becomes 'ed' (abbreviation).
'polish'+'ed'='POLISHED'
(Other definitions for polished that I've seen before include "Buffed to a shine" , "Difference, statistical quantity" , "Genteel - flawless" , "Made shiny and smooth" , "Highly accomplished" .)