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He takes issue over way parents situated in lounge at home (8,3)

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I believe the answer is:

lollipop man

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'issue over way parents situated in lounge at home' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'he' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'he' could be 'man' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'man' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lollipop' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'takes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lollipop man that I've seen before include "Male helping children cross a road" , "Chap helping children cross the road (with a sweet?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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