### Clue: Vice admiral initially took to the front very well (6)
### Answer: AGREED 
 ### Explanation: Definition: very well
 GREED(a vice;one of the seven deadly sins) **placed after**(… took to the front ) **the 1st letter of**(initially) "admiral ".
Defn: An expression signifying that what has been said is all right, ie. no disagreement with it.