Sporty or Scary Spice — awful or nice to listen to? (9)
I believe the answer is:
melodious
'nice to listen to?' is the definition.
(like a melody)
'sporty or scary spice awful' is the wordplay.
'sporty or scary spice' becomes 'Mel' (Mel B or Mel C from the Spice Girls).
'awful' becomes 'odious' (I've seen this in another clue).
'mel'+'odious'='MELODIOUS'
'or' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for melodious that I've seen before include "music to the ears!" , "Sweet'" , "Tuneful" .)