Happy, perhaps, and content to read war fiction (5)
I believe the answer is:
dwarf
'happy perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'content to read war fiction' is the wordplay.
'content to' indicates a hidden word.
'DWARF' is hidden within 'read war fiction'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dwarf that I've seen before include "Midget" , "One of the Snow White Seven?" , "Gimli, for one" , "Friend of Snow White?" , "Overshadow" .)