Over-lenient — glut in end unfortunately (9)

I believe the answer is:

indulgent

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'over-lenient' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'glut in end unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram.
'glut'+'in'+'end'='glutinend'
'glutinend' with letters rearranged gives 'INDULGENT'.

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(Other definitions for indulgent that I've seen before include "Tolerant, lenient" , "Compliant" , "Too tolerant or generous" , "passing over faults" , "Ready to gratify the wishes of others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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