Literary sketch arrived with nothing (5)
I believe the answer is:
cameo
'literary sketch' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'arrived with nothing' is the wordplay.
'arrived' becomes 'came' (come can mean to appear or arrive).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'came'+'o'='CAMEO'
(Other definitions for cameo that I've seen before include "Medallion with a profile carved in relief" , "Carved head on gem - short dramatic role for star" , "Piece of jewellery; small role" , "Small but interesting role" , "Small acting role; item of jewellery" .)