Papa with wayward sisters continues resolutely (8)
I believe the answer is:
persists
'continues resolutely' is the definition.
'persists' can be an answer for 'continues' (persisting is a kind of continuing). I'm unsure of the 'resolutely' bit.
'papa with wayward sisters' is the wordplay.
'papa' becomes 'P' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wayward' indicates anagramming the letters (wayward means out of control or chaotic).
'sisters' with letters rearranged gives 'ersists'.
'p'+'ersists'='PERSISTS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for persists that I've seen before include "Continues in attitude or objection" , "Is resolute" , "Keeps going" , "Continues firmly or obstinately" , "Continues on a course in spite of opposition" .)