Article that divides mothers and fathers equally (3)
I believe the answer is:
the
'article' is the definition.
(the definite article in English)
'divides mothers and fathers equally' is the wordplay.
'THE' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm uncertain how this is indicated.
'that' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for the that I've seen before include "Article is quite definite" , "See 10 Across" , "Over - - moon" , "The most frequently occurring word in the Bible (and in this clue!)" , "15, 16 One given taste of own medicine" .)