Scent for each upper-class female brought back by this writer (7)
I believe the answer is:
perfume
'scent' is the definition.
(I know that scent can be written as perfume)
'each upper-class female brought back by this writer' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'each' could be 'per' ('per' can mean for each) and 'per' is found within the answer.
'female' could be 'f' (abbreviation) and 'f' is located in the answer.
'writer' could be 'me' (the person who wrote the clues) and 'me' is found within the answer.
'upper-class' could be 'u' (similar in meaning) and 'u' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for perfume that I've seen before include "essence" , "What's pleasant-smelling" , "Fragrant toiletry" , "Pleasant smell" , "sweet-smelling liquid" .)