Perform well, embracing tricky role, in seaside area perhaps (9)
I believe the answer is:
shoreline
'seaside area perhaps' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'perform well embracing tricky role' is the wordplay.
'perform well' becomes 'shine' (I've seen this in another clue).
'embracing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'tricky' indicates an anagram.
'role' with letters rearranged gives 'orel'.
'shine' enclosing 'orel' is 'SHORELINE'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shoreline that I've seen before include "Coastal strip" , "Land's edge" , "Where the sea meets land" , "Meeting point of land and sea" .)