Prisoner’s honest daughter taken (9)

I believe the answer is:

construed

'taken' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'prisoner's honest daughter' is the wordplay.
'prisoner's' becomes 'con's' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'honest' becomes 'true' (associated in meaning).
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'cons'+'true'+'d'='CONSTRUED'

(Another definition for construed that I've seen is " understood".)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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