Crossword Genius

Daughter finds first worker remote (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distant

'remote' is the definition.
(I know that remote can be written as distant)

'daughter finds first worker' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'finds' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'first' becomes 'ist' (ist resembles 1st).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'd'+'ist'+'ant'='DISTANT'

(Other definitions for distant that I've seen before include "Far apart in space or time" , "Aloof" , "Far from - reserved" , "Absent - coming from a far-away place" , "Remote in time or place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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