Chooses not to accept old hat from relative (6,2)
I believe the answer is:
passes on
'chooses not to accept old' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'hat from relative' is the wordplay.
'hat' becomes 'passe' (I have seen 'Old hat ' mean 'passe' so perhaps 'hat' could also mean 'passe'**).
'from' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'relative' becomes 'son' (son is a kind of relative).
'passe'+'son'='PASSES ON'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for passes on that I've seen before include "Dies; transmits" , "graduates" , "Hands to the next person" .)