An appealing, often touching sort of fellow (6)
I believe the answer is:
cadger
This could be a double definition.
'an appealing often touching sort' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'fellow' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cadger that I've seen before include "Scrounger seeking help" , "Graced (anag)" , "Graced with scrounger" , "Sponger" , "One who scrounges and begs" .)