Daughter and relative, not quite so determined (9)
I believe the answer is:
dauntless
'quite so determined' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally define each other.
'daughter and relative not' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'relative' becomes 'aunt' (aunt is a type of relative).
'not' becomes 'less' (I've seen this in other clues).
'd'+'aunt'+'less'='DAUNTLESS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dauntless that I've seen before include "Bold" , "Resolute" , "Invulnerable to fear" , "Boldly undeterred" , "Brave" .)