Fancy area of Bristol? Sort of (5)
I believe the answer is:
swish
'fancy area' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'bristol? sort of' is the wordplay.
'bristol?' becomes 'sw' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sort of' becomes 'ish' (eg newish means sort of new).
'sw'+'ish'='SWISH'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for swish that I've seen before include "Elegant" , "Smart, fashionable" , "Stylish (sl.)" , "Impressively fashionable" , "Smart; stylish" .)