Some want husbands to be like this (4)
I believe the answer is:
thus
'like this' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'some want husbands to' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some parts of the word are used).
'THUS' is hidden in the letters of 'want husbands to'.
'be' is the link.
(Other definitions for thus that I've seen before include "In this manner" , "It follows" , "as indicated" , "an original Christmas gift" , "'So, therefore (4)'" .)