Run-down but sounding warm and bright (7)
I believe the answer is:
summary
'bright' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for summary that I've seen before include "Abstract, short version" , "Precis, gist" , "Recapitulation" , "Brief" , "Resume" .)