After he'd settled and become a parent (8)

I believe the answer is:

fathered

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'become a parent' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'after he'd settled' is the wordplay.
'settled' is an anagram indicator.
'after'+'hed'='afterhed'
'afterhed' with letters rearranged gives 'FATHERED'.

'and' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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