Refractory (8)
'refractory' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for restive that I've seen before include "Impatient of authority" , "Unable to keep still" , "Unable to stay still" , "It veers around, resisting control" , "Uneasy, nervous" .)
'refractory' is the definition.
(I know that refractory can be written as stubborn)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for stubborn that I've seen before include "Obstinate, unwilling to yield" , "small boat in Loire, good for going around river" , "Wilful" , "Obstinate, tenacious" , "Tenaciously unwilling to yield" .)