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Doctor has the right relation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mother

'relation' is the definition.
(I know that mother subproperty of parent (unspecified))

'doctor has the right' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'mo' (medical officer).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'mo'+'the'+'r'='MOTHER'

(Other definitions for mother that I've seen before include "She gives birth" , "Mum" , "Be overprotective" , "She gave birth to her Tom" , "Dam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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