Edward supporting name adopted by present family, being sensitive (4-7)
I believe the answer is:
thin-skinned
'sensitive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'edward supporting name adopted by present family' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'edward' could be 'ned' and 'ned' is found in the answer.
'name' could be 'hi' and 'hi' is found within the answer.
'present' could be 'in' (as in a student being 'in' class) and 'in' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'being' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for thin-skinned that I've seen before include "Easily offended" , "Irritable" , "Quick to take offence" .)