Snake European caught with tense face (6)
I believe the answer is:
aspect
'face' is the definition.
(I know that face can be written as aspect)
'snake european caught with tense' is the wordplay.
'snake' becomes 'asp' (asp is a kind of snake).
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'caught with' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'tense' becomes 't' (abbreviation used in many dictionaries).
'asp'+'e'+'c'+'t'='ASPECT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aspect that I've seen before include "'Scene, view, vista (6)'" , "Particular or distinct element, of a problem say" , "Scene, look" , "Feature; appearance" , "Demeanour" .)