Mum with a hint of gel in hair which is attractive (3,6)
I believe the answer is:
bar magnet
'mum with a hint of gel in hair which is attractive' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'mum with a hint of gel in hair' is the wordplay.
'mum' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a hint of' suggests taking the first letters (the smallest possible amount of the word).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'hair' becomes 'barnet' (I've seen this before).
The first letter of 'gel' is 'g'.
'ma'+'g'='mag'
'mag' placed within 'barnet' is 'BAR MAGNET'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bar magnet that I've seen before include "Oblong attractor" , "attracting stick?" , "something attractive?" , "Attractive block of metal" , "Attractive 19 ac [ROD]" .)