Poor maid helping will get approval (10)
I believe the answer is:
admiration
'approval' is the definition.
(admiration is a kind of approval)
'poor maid helping' is the wordplay.
'poor' indicates an anagram.
'helping' becomes 'ration' (a ration is a serving or helping).
'maid' is an anagram of 'admi'.
'admi'+'ration'='ADMIRATION'
'will get' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for admiration that I've seen before include "Veneration, esteem" , "High regard, respect" , "Praise" , "wonder" , "warm approval" .)