Make something of adversity, perhaps (4)
I believe the answer is:
type
'make' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'something of adversity perhaps' is the wordplay.
'something of' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'something' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'TYPE' can be found hidden inside 'adversity perhaps'.
(Other definitions for type that I've seen before include "Class or group of a particular class" , "Kind - press keys" , "Print form" , "Sort, classification" , "Write using a keyboard" .)