When unwell, her honour deemed initiative unwise (3-6)
I believe the answer is:
ill-judged
'unwise' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'when unwell her honour deemed initiative' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'unwell' could be 'ill' (similar in meaning) and 'ill' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ill-judged that I've seen before include "Unwise" , "rash" .)