Might it welcome being trodden on? (3)
I believe the answer is:
mat
'might' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'it welcome being trodden on?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ma' 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 mat that I've seen before include "Small rug" , "Small carpet" , "Thick flat pad on the floor" , "Shoe-cleaner" , "Small protective floor-covering" .)