Woman in station embracing daughter (4)
I believe the answer is:
lady
'woman' is the definition.
(lady is a kind of woman)
'station embracing daughter' is the wordplay.
'station' becomes 'lay' (I've seen this in other clues).
'embracing' indicates putting letters inside.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'lay' placed around 'd' is 'LADY'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for lady that I've seen before include "Noble" , "Wife of gentleman" , "Title for a knight's wife" , "See 7" , "older female" .)