Calmly submissive (8)
I believe the answer is:
resigned
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">calmly submissive</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for resigned that I've seen before include "Stepped down" , "Gave up one's job" , "Abdicated" , "without complaining" , "Gave up a position" .)