Celebrity, topless macho type, making a comeback (4)
I believe the answer is:
name
'celebrity' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'topless macho type making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'topless' means to remove the first letter.
'macho type' becomes 'heman' (I've seen this before).
'making a comeback' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'heman' with its first letter removed is 'eman'.
'eman' back-to-front is 'NAME'.
(Other definitions for name that I've seen before include "Handle" , "Monicker" , "Mean sort of appellation" , "Cite" , "Appoint - famous person" .)