Tenor and daughter split (5)
I believe the answer is:
drift
'tenor' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'daughter split' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'split' becomes 'rift' (I've seen this before**).
'd'+'rift'='DRIFT'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for drift that I've seen before include "Walk casually; snow pile" , "spirit" , "go with the tide" , "Tenor" , "move around without end" .)