Rise like a perfume (6)
I believe the answer is:
ascent
'rise' is the definition.
(I know that rise can be written as ascent)
'a perfume' is the wordplay.
'perfume' becomes 'scent' (synonyms).
'a'+'scent'='ASCENT'
'like' is the link.
(Other definitions for ascent that I've seen before include "Going up" , "made by Hilary and Tenzing" , "Upwards motion" , "lift" , "Stance (anag)" .)