Fathers, for example, taking on risks (6)
I believe the answer is:
begets
'fathers' is the definition.
('beget' can be a synonym of 'father')
'example taking on risks' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'example' could be 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin) and 'eg' is found within the answer.
'risks' could be 'bets' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'bets' is found in the leftover letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for begets that I've seen before include "Fathers or gives rise to" , "Becomes the father of, as in the Bible" .)