Having a family resemblance? (4)
I believe the answer is:
akin
'having a family resemblance?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'having a family' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'family' could be 'kin' (synonyms) and 'kin' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for akin that I've seen before include "not totally similar" , "Close" , "Seemingly related" , "Of a similar nature" , "Similar in quality" .)