In disarray Daniel loses point to the lady (5)
I believe the answer is:
linda
'the lady' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in disarray daniel loses point' is the wordplay.
'in disarray' is an anagram indicator.
'loses' suggests deleting specific letters.
'point' becomes 'e' (E is an example).
'daniel' with 'e' taken away is 'danil'.
'danil' is an anagram of 'LINDA'.
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for linda that I've seen before include "- Ronstadt, US singer" , "-- Gray, 'Dallas' star" , "lady" , "23 [LOVELACE]" , "Girl's name (I, not Y)" .)