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Father calls for the shaved off bits (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parings

'the shaved off bits' is the definition.

'father calls' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa is a kind of father).
'calls' becomes 'rings' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'call').
'pa'+'rings'='PARINGS'

'for' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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