Males in a club that’s seedy and sticky (8)
I believe the answer is:
adhesive
'sticky' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'males in a club that's seedy' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'males' could be 'hes' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'hes' is found in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
'club' could be 'dive' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'dive' is present in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for adhesive that I've seen before include "Sticky; glue" , "What a sticker" , "Hide vase (anag)" , "It sticks things together" , "Glue, gum" .)