Tenor taking break with daughter (5)
I believe the answer is:
drift
'tenor' is the definition.
(I know that Drift is a type of tenor)
'break with daughter' is the wordplay.
'break' becomes 'rift' (rift can mean a break or opening).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'rift' after 'd' is 'DRIFT'.
'taking' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for drift that I've seen before include "Slide" , "Coast" , "Movement off course or in general" , "Tendency" , "Large heap (of snow)" .)