Liking to combine power with charm (8)
I believe the answer is:
penchant
'liking' is the definition.
(I know that penchant is a type of liking)
'combine power with charm' is the wordplay.
'combine power with' becomes 'p' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'charm' becomes 'enchant' (synonyms).
'p'+'enchant'='PENCHANT'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for penchant that I've seen before include "Strong liking, inclination" , "Disposition" , "Partiality" , "Predilection, preference" , "weakness" .)