Daughter initially implied suspicious character is dog killer? (9)
I believe the answer is:
distemper
'dog killer?' is the definition.
'distemper' can be an answer for 'dog' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'killer?' bit.
'daughter initially implied suspicious character' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'character' becomes 'temper' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The initial letters of 'implied suspicious' is 'is'.
'd'+'is'+'temper'='DISTEMPER'
'is' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for distemper that I've seen before include "problem with dogs" , "Paint - dog disease" , "Canine ailment - whitewash" , "Kind of paint" , "problem for pet" .)