Some whom a generation may show respect (6)
I believe the answer is:
homage
'respect' is the definition.
(homage is a kind of respect)
'some whom a generation may' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'HOMAGE' is hidden in the letters of 'whom a generation may'.
'show' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for homage that I've seen before include "Dutiful reverence" , "Due respect" , "Things said to show respect, obeisance" , "Respectful deference" , "Acknowledgment of superiority" .)