Restore checks meeting sugar daddy? (9)
I believe the answer is:
reinstate
'restore' is the definition.
(reinstating is a kind of restoring)
'checks meeting sugar daddy?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'checks' could be 'reins' (reining is a kind of checking) and 'reins' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'tate' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reinstate that I've seen before include "Restore to former post" , "Restore to a former position" , "Restore to previous position" , "Put back in position" , "Restore, put back" .)