It's obvious Dad is going back and forth with payment (8)

I believe the answer is:

apparent

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'it's obvious' is the definition.
('apparent' can be similar in meaning to 'obvious')

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(Other definitions for apparent that I've seen before include "Seeming true; obvious" , "Writ large" , "That may be seen" , "Evident, manifest" , "cut , book written on a page" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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