Beloved daughter given attention (4)
I believe the answer is:
dear
'beloved' is the definition.
('dear' can be a synonym of 'beloved')
'daughter given attention' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'attention' becomes 'ear' (ear is a kind of attention).
'd'+'ear'='DEAR'
(Other definitions for dear that I've seen before include "pet > ducks" , "Costly (but loved!)" , "Needing plenty of bread" , "Honey - costly" , "Expensive -- honey" .)