Sort of aid near daughter of King Minos (7)
I believe the answer is:
ariadne
'daughter of king minos' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'sort of aid near' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'aid'+'near'='aidnear'
'aidnear' anagrammed gives 'ARIADNE'.
(Other definitions for ariadne that I've seen before include "Woman abandoned by Theseus" , "Strauss role" , "She helped Theseus escape from the Minotaur's labyrinth" , "Successful at stringing lover along" , "daughter of Cretan king?" .)