Picks up my lost book brought back; is about the mythical abode of the gods (7)
I believe the answer is:
olympus
'mythical abode of the gods' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'picks up my lost book brought back is about' is the wordplay.
'is about' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (the clue goes around or about the answer).
'brought back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'supmylo' can be found hidden inside 'picks up my lost book'.
'supmylo' back-to-front is 'OLYMPUS'.
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for olympus that I've seen before include "In Greek myth, Mount ....... was home of the Gods" , "Greece's highest mountain" , "Mountain - dwelling place of the gods" , "Mountain home of the Greek gods" , "Mount of the ancient Greek gods" .)