Sexual attraction starts to overawe one meeting personal hero (5)
I believe the answer is:
oomph
'sexual attraction' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'starts to overawe one meeting personal hero' is the wordplay.
'starts to' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'overawe one meeting personal hero' is 'OOMPH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oomph that I've seen before include "Informal energy or enthusiasm, usually in a girl" , "Enthusiasm - vigour - sex appeal" , "Exciting energy" , "drive" , "Vitality - sex appeal (informal)" .)