Daughter invested in Italian china, apparently, for mum or dad? (10)
I believe the answer is:
palindrome
'mum or dad?' is the definition.
('mum' and 'dad' are palindromes)
'daughter invested in italian china apparently' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'daughter' could be 'd' (genealogical abbreviation) and 'd' is found within the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
'china' could be 'pal' (china plate is Cockney rhyming slang for mate) and 'pal' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rome' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for palindrome that I've seen before include "Hannah, perhaps" , "E.g. mum, dad" , "Mum, Dad or Sis" , ""Mr Owl ate my metal worm", for example" , "which looks the same from the other side" .)