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Daughter to fall and bleed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drain

'bleed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'daughter to fall' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'to fall' becomes 'rain' (raining is a kind of falling).
'd'+'rain'='DRAIN'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drain that I've seen before include "Bleed" , "Deprive of vitality" , "Drink dry" , "Discharge pipe" , "Wasted down here" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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