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Father and daughter getting promotion (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dad

'father' is the definition.
(dad is a kind of father)

'daughter getting promotion' is the wordplay.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'promotion' becomes 'ad' (ad is a kind of promotion).
'd'+'ad'='DAD'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for dad that I've seen before include "Mum's mate" , "Papa" , "Pa" , "Popular and informal father" , "Father, in short" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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