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Daughter on break finds meaning (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drift

'meaning' is the definition.
(drift is a kind of meaning)

'daughter on break' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'on' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'break' becomes 'rift' (rift can mean a break or opening).
'd'+'rift'='DRIFT'

'finds' is the link.

(Other definitions for drift that I've seen before include "Slide" , "Float with current" , "General idea (of snow?)" , "move around without end" , "Movement off course or in general" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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