Laurel, maybe with daughter’s bears (6)
I believe the answer is:
stands
'bears' is the definition.
('stand' can be a synonym of 'bear')
'laurel maybe with daughter's' is the wordplay.
'laurel maybe' becomes 'Stan' (comedian Stan Laurel is an example).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'daughter's' becomes 'd's' (genealogical abbreviation).
'stan'+'ds'='STANDS'
(Other definitions for stands that I've seen before include "Stadium seats" , "Endures" , "Remains valid" , "Sets of tiered seats, for spectators strangely" , "Remains upright" .)