English partygoers are those making a deep impression (9)
I believe the answer is:
engravers
'those making a deep impression' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'english partygoers' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'eng'.
'partygoers' becomes 'ravers' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'eng'+'ravers'='ENGRAVERS'
'are' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for engravers that I've seen is " They impress".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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