Atrophied form of the goddess of love (9)
I believe the answer is:
aphrodite
'the goddess of love' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'atrophied form' is the wordplay.
'form' indicates anagramming the letters.
'atrophied' anagrammed gives 'APHRODITE'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for aphrodite that I've seen before include "Greek goddess of beauty and love" , "Greek goddess equivalent to Roman Venus" , "Greek goddess of love, like Rome's Venus" , "Greek goddess of love, like Roman Venus" , "Paris prizewinner" .)