Scents sheik dispersed, offering vague sensation (11)
I believe the answer is:
sketchiness
'vague sensation' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.
'scents sheik dispersed' is the wordplay.
'dispersed' is an anagram indicator.
'scents'+'sheik'='scentssheik'
'scentssheik' anagrammed gives 'SKETCHINESS'.
'offering' acts as a link.
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