Cordelia's father (4)
I believe the answer is:
lear
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cordelia's father</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lear that I've seen before include "Tragic Shakepearean king, for real" , "Tragic Shakespeare king - quite real" , "Tragic king in play" , "of poetry?" , "See 27 Across" .)