A generous parent gives most (7)

I believe the answer is:

maximum

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'most' is the definition.
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'a generous parent' is the wordplay.
'a generous' becomes 'maxi' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'parent' becomes 'mum' (mum means a mother).
'maxi'+'mum'='MAXIMUM'

'gives' is the link.

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(Other definitions for maximum that I've seen before include "Highest amount" , "Largest in group of numbers" , "The largest possible quantity or degree" , "Greatest possible quantity" , "Greatest amount" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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