Allowed to live in a health resort, looking rosy (6)
I believe the answer is:
spared
'allowed to live' is the definition.
(as in spared from death)
'health resort looking rosy' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'resort' could be 'spa' (spa is a kind of resort) and 'spa' is found in the answer.
'rosy' could be 'red' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'red' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'in a' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spared that I've seen before include "Was merciful toward, refrained from harming" , "forgiven" , "Treated mercifully" , "Dealt leniently with" , "did without" .)