Like a New Yorker's apple (3)
I believe the answer is:
big
'like' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for big that I've seen before include "London bell" , "oversized" , "Large; generous" , "Circus tent" , "Massive" .)