Children came out without daughter (5)

I believe the answer is:

issue

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'children' is the definition.
(issue can mean someone's offspring)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for issue that I've seen before include "Copy of a magazine, for instance" , "Debate topic; flow out" , "Come forth or bring out" , "Point under discussion" , "litter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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