Mother is cleaner? Switching that around makes some appeal (8)
I believe the answer is:
charisma
'some appeal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'mother is cleaner? switching that around' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'mother' could be 'ma' (Ma is another word for mother or mum) and 'ma' is present in the answer.
'is' is found in the answer.
'cleaner?' could be 'char' (charwoman is a type of cleaner) and 'char' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'makes' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for charisma that I've seen before include "Amish car (anag.)" , "An individual person's charm" , "attractive quality" , "10 (anag)" , "Ability to inspire people" .)