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Either way he's Jesus' father (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abba

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'either way' is the definition.

'he's jesus' father' is the wordplay.
'he' becomes 'ab'.
'jesus' father' becomes 'ba' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ab'+'ba'='ABBA'

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(Other definitions for abba that I've seen before include "Biblical pop" , "rhyme scheme" , "camel-hair coat" , "striped coat?" , "Form of address to deity" .)

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