Just the girl to run away with a writer? (8)
I believe the answer is:
penelope
'just the girl' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'run away with a writer?' is the wordplay.
'run away' becomes 'elope' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a writer?' becomes 'pen' (something which writes).
'elope' after 'pen' is 'PENELOPE'.
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for penelope that I've seen before include "Girl's name" , "girl" , "Waiter" , "Odysseus's wife" , "Woman" .)