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Foolish mother supported by daughter (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mad

'foolish' is the definition.
('mad' can be similar in meaning to 'foolish')

'mother supported by daughter' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma is a kind of mother).
'supported by' says to put letters next to each other (letters go below - in down clue).
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'ma'+'d'='MAD'

(Other definitions for mad that I've seen before include "Crazed" , "Frenzied" , "Roused to anger" , "Crackers" , "Angry or insane" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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