Attractive home — paying a call is not permitted (8)
I believe the answer is:
inviting
'attractive' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)
'home paying a call is not permitted' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'paying a call' becomes 'visiting'.
'not permitted' is a deletion indicator.
'visiting' with 'is' removed is 'viting'.
'in'+'viting'='INVITING'
(Other definitions for inviting that I've seen before include "Soliciting" , "Asking to visit" , "How nice" , "Requesting the pleasure of" , "Seductive; asking over" .)