Lover, maybe one who's inclined to embrace daughter (7)
I believe the answer is:
leander
'lover' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'one who's inclined to embrace daughter' is the wordplay.
'one who's inclined' becomes 'leaner' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to embrace' is an insertion indicator.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'leaner' placed around 'd' is 'LEANDER'.
'maybe' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leander that I've seen before include "Oarsmen" , "In Greek mythology, Hero's beloved who drowned in a lake" , "In Greek myth, the lover of Hero" , "He swam for love" , "Hero-worshipper" .)