Submissive quality (8)
I believe the answer is:
meekness
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">submissive quality</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for meekness that I've seen before include "Submissive humility" , "submission" , "Formally inform" , "Submissive nature" , "Modesty, humility" .)