Upon reflection, employing daughter in shop didn't work (5)
I believe the answer is:
idled
'upon reflection employing daughter in shop didn't work' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'upon reflection employing daughter in shop' is the wordplay.
'upon reflection' is a reversal indicator.
'employing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'in shop' becomes 'deli' (I've seen this before).
'd' inserted within 'deli' is 'deldi'.
'deldi' written backwards gives 'IDLED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idled that I've seen before include "sat back" , "Loitered" , "Was lazy" , "(Of an engine) ran slowly out of gear" , "Loafed, lazed about" .)