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Cot sent over to parent in the east, is a liability (4)

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debt

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'liability' is the definition.
(a debt is something someone is legally liable for)

'cot sent over to parent in the east' is the wordplay.
'cot' becomes 'bed' (cot is a type of bed).
'sent over' is a reversal indicator.
'to parent in the east' becomes 't' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'bed' backwards is 'deb'.
'deb'+'t'='DEBT'

'is a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for debt that I've seen before include "state of obligation" , "sense of gratitude" , "Money owed or due" , "outstanding" , "Sum of money that's owed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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