Clue: Show a dye liberally applied to lid in essence — here? (9)
Answer: EYESHADOW
Explanation: Show a dye liberally applied to lid in essence — here? (9)
A charade of E ('lid in **E**ssence') plus YESHADOW, an anagram ('liberally') of 'show a dye'. I think the definition is problematical: the intent is surely somewhere in the extended definition/&lit range, but 'show' and '- here' do not sit comfortably as an &lit. '- here' in particular follows a construction which Paul has used before, but it refers back to 'lid', and is not a definition to be extended. I would rate this a nice try, but no cigar.