Hot, also a little attractive (8)
I believe the answer is:
handsome
'attractive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'hot also a little' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h'.
'also' becomes 'and' (I've seen this before).
'a little' becomes 'some' (I've seen this before).
'h'+'and'+'some'='HANDSOME'
(Other definitions for handsome that I've seen before include "Fine-looking" , "Striking" , "Good-looking, as a male say" , "Nomads he found to be good-looking" , "Attractive, liberal" .)