Daughter given pasta first did shut up (6)
I believe the answer is:
penned
'did shut up' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'daughter given pasta' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pasta' becomes 'penne' (penne is a type of pasta).
'd' after 'penne' is 'PENNED'.
'first' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for penned that I've seen before include "Confined; written" , "Corralled" , "under house arrest?" , "Wrote; confined" , "Shut in" .)