Precious child, a favourite on the music scene? (6)
I believe the answer is:
poppet
'precious child' is the definition.
'poppet' can be an answer for 'child' (I have seen 'Sweet child ' mean 'poppet' so perhaps 'child' could also mean 'poppet'). I'm unsure of the 'precious' bit.
'a favourite on the music scene?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'favourite' could be 'pet' (synonyms) and 'pet' is found within the answer.
'music' could be 'pop' (pop music) and 'pop' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for poppet that I've seen before include "Sweet or pretty child" , "Term of affection for a child or sweetheart" , "adorable child" , "Sweet little darling" , "dear" .)