Handed-down information with name recalled (7)
I believe the answer is:
genetic
'handed-down' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'information with name recalled' is the wordplay.
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'name' becomes 'cite' (cite can mean to name or list).
'recalled' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'cite' written backwards gives 'etic'.
'gen'+'etic'='GENETIC'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for genetic that I've seen before include "Relating to heredity" , "Pertaining to heredity" , "regarding family sources" , "(The code) of our DNA" , "Tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity" .)