Desires emblem used outside to look similar (8)
I believe the answer is:
resemble
'similar' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'desires emblem used outside' is the wordplay.
'outside' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (a word is around or outside the answer).
'RESEMBLE' is hidden in the letters of 'desires emblem used'.
'to look' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for resemble that I've seen before include "Have similarities to" , "Look like (someone/something)" , "Look similar to" , "Have a similar appearance to (another)" , "Echo" .)