Sort of Italian automatic response, getting amorous (8)
I believe the answer is:
romantic
'amorous' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'sort of italian automatic response getting' is the wordplay.
'sort of italian' becomes 'roman'.
'automatic response' becomes 'tic' (I have seen 'Involuntary response ' mean 'tic' so perhaps 'response' could also mean 'tic'. I am not sure about the 'automatic' bit.).
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'roman'+'tic'='ROMANTIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for romantic that I've seen before include "Soulful or amorous idealist" , "Involving a love affair, appealing to the tender emotions" , "Sentimental" , "Visionary" , "Amorous (but not practical?)" .)