Wants daughter to meet English gentlemen possessing energy! (7)
I believe the answer is:
desires
'wants' is the definition.
('desire' can be a synonym of 'want')
'daughter to meet english gentlemen possessing energy' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'to meet' says to put letters next to each other.
'english gentlemen' becomes 'sires' (I am not sure about the 'english' bit.).
'possessing' is an insertion indicator.
'energy' becomes 'e' (physics symbol as in E=mci).
'd'+'sires'='dsires'
'dsires' placed around 'e' is 'DESIRES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for desires that I've seen before include "Covets and yearns for" , "Hopes" , "Wishes" , "needs" , "Wants (7)." .)