Able to make the top ten? (6)
I believe the answer is:
potent
'able' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'make the top ten?' is the wordplay.
'make' indicates an anagram.
'top'+'ten'='topten'
'topten' is an anagram of 'POTENT'.
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for potent that I've seen before include "Intoxicating" , "Maybe overpowering" , "Top Ten (anag.)" , "Strong or concentrated, like some drink" , "Forceful" .)