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Bro and mum meeting with port (5)

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mario

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'bro' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'mum meeting with port' is the wordplay.
'mum' becomes 'ma' (both can mean mother).
'meeting with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'port' becomes 'rio' (Rio de Janeiro is a port).
'ma'+'rio'='MARIO'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mario that I've seen before include "Lanza" , "-- Puzo, author of The Godfather" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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