Tortuous story about no-good daughter (7)
I believe the answer is:
tangled
'tortuous' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'story about no-good daughter' is the wordplay.
'story' becomes 'tale' (synonyms).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'no good' becomes 'ng' (abbreviation).
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'tale' placed around 'ng' is 'tangle'.
'tangle'+'d'='TANGLED'
(Other definitions for tangled that I've seen before include "D [Disney] made" , "Complex" , "Caught" , "Confusedly matted" , "Intertwined" .)