Like a pallid person taking cake without resistance (5)
I believe the answer is:
pasty
'like a pallid person' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'cake without resistance' is the wordplay.
'cake' becomes 'pastry' (type of baked good).
'without' suggests deleting specific letters.
'resistance' becomes 'r' (electronics abbreviation).
'pastry' with 'r' removed is 'PASTY'.
'taking' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pasty that I've seen before include "little pie" , "food?" , "Meat and veg pie" , "Cornish dish" , "Cornish pie" .)