Shakespearean king with three daughters (4)
I believe the answer is:
lear
'shakespearean king with three daughters' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lear that I've seen before include "writer of comic verse" , "See 12" , "Tragic king in play" , "Tragic character" , "King -, Edward -" .)