I'm a Croat, striking and fragrant (8)
I believe the answer is:
aromatic
'fragrant' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'i'm a croat striking' is the wordplay.
'striking' is an anagram indicator ('strike' can mean 'hit' or 'disrupt').
'im'+'a'+'croat'='imacroat'
'imacroat' anagrammed gives 'AROMATIC'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for aromatic that I've seen before include "with a nice bouquet" , "Giving off an exotic fragrance" , "With a strong pleasant smell" , "Basil perhaps" , "with distinctive odour" .)