Die in the attempt, like dedicated followers of fashion? (6)
I believe the answer is:
trendy
'dedicated followers of fashion?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs sometimes define each other.
'die in the attempt' is the wordplay.
'die' becomes 'end' (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'the attempt' becomes 'try' (synonyms).
'end' inserted within 'try' is 'TRENDY'.
'like' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trendy that I've seen before include "Up to date, fashionable" , "'Hip, fashionable (6)'" , "In fashion, of popular style" , "Voguish" , "Informally, following the fashions" .)