Watch Consul half attempt to look sexy (6)
I believe the answer is:
sultry
'sexy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'watch consul half attempt to look' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'attempt' could be 'try' (synonyms) and 'try' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sultry that I've seen before include "Sweltering - arousing passion" , "(Of weather) hot, humid" , "Humid and oppressive" , "Oppressively hot and humid" , "Oppressively humid - sensual" .)