Something transparent from Ed Sheeran (5)
I believe the answer is:
sheer
'sheeran' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'something transparent from ed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'something' could be 'er' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'er' is found in the answer.
'from' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'sh' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sheer that I've seen before include "Gossamer or precipitous" , "Absolute - precipitous" , "Very thin; unmitigated" , "Nothing other than" , "Mere" .)