Light accompaniment, darling? (9)
I believe the answer is:
sweetness
'light accompaniment' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'darling?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'darling?' could be 'sweet' (I've seen this before) and 'sweet' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ness' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sweetness that I've seen before include "Amiability" , "appearing reasonable?" , "Fresh quality (of water); one with light" , "Quality of sugar" , "Sugary quality" .)