Lothario stealing daughter away from Sir Francis? (4)
I believe the answer is:
rake
'lothario' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'daughter away from sir francis?' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'away from' is a deletion indicator.
'sir francis?' becomes 'drake' (I've seen this in another clue).
'drake' with 'd' taken out is 'RAKE'.
'stealing' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. It may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rake that I've seen before include "disreputable fellow" , "Dissolute man of fashion" , "One may see a croupier with one" , "Playboy" , "Garden tool with teeth" .)