Looks of male covered in spots (5)
I believe the answer is:
seems
'looks' is the definition.
('seem' can be a synonym of 'look')
'male covered in spots' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'covered in' indicates putting letters inside.
'spots' becomes 'sees' (I've seen this before).
'm' placed inside 'sees' is 'SEEMS'.
'of' is the link.
(Other definitions for seems that I've seen before include "Appears, looks" , "Gives a certain impression" .)