Showing exceptional potential in males, perhaps (7)
I believe the answer is:
seminal
'showing exceptional potential in males perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'in males perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'males'='inmales'
'inmales' with letters rearranged gives 'SEMINAL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for seminal that I've seen before include "Groundbreaking" , "Rudimentary, influential" , "Majorly influential" , "Menials (anag) - creative" , "Giving rise to new developments by menials" .)