Blade: some antihero to respect (5)
I believe the answer is:
rotor
'blade' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'some antihero to respect' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'ROTOR' can be found hidden inside 'antihero to respect'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rotor that I've seen before include "one lifting chopper?" , "Revolving part of machinery" , "Part of engine that revolves" , "device for lifting a chopper" , "Dynamo part" .)