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Forced to let daughter off rent (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riven

'rent' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for riven that I've seen before include "Being cracked" , "Torn apart" , "Split" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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