Performer with edges of face obscured by hair? (7)
I believe the answer is:
actress
'performer' is the definition.
(actress is a kind of performer)
'by hair?' is the wordplay.
'by' becomes 'ac' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'hair?' becomes 'tress' (tress is a kind of hair).
'ac'+'tress'='ACTRESS'
'with edges of face obscured' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for actress that I've seen before include "Female thespian" , "Female player" , "I might work in Hollywood" , "Recasts (anag) - performer" , "Female in theatre" .)