New designer is gender fluid and passive (8)

I believe the answer is:

resigned

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'passive' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'new designer' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'designer' anagrammed gives 'RESIGNED'.

'is gender fluid and' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for resigned that I've seen before include "without hope of change" , "Handed in one's notice to leave" , "calmly accepting situation" , "Tolerating" , "Gave up office" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.