Popular group to include European starlets (8)
I believe the answer is:
ingenues
'starlets' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'popular group to include european' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'group' becomes 'genus' (genus is a kind of group).
'to include' indicates putting letters inside.
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'genus' enclosing 'e' is 'genues'.
'in'+'genues'='INGENUES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ingenues that I've seen before include "Simple girls" , "Naive young things" , "Unsophisticated girls" , "Artless females" .)