Like Robin, a forename for ... (3)
I believe the answer is:
red
'like' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for red that I've seen before include "See it and become angry" , "Ruby" , "Flushed" , "Looking embarrassed" , "could be a Marxist" .)