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Like that Australian Grandfather? Time for Home and Away? (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

soap opera

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'home and away?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'like that australian grandfather? time' is the wordplay.
'like that' becomes 'so' (as in 'like so').
'australian grandfather?' becomes 'apop' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'time' becomes 'era' (era is a kind of time).
'so'+'apop'+'era'='SOAP-OPERA'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for soap opera that I've seen before include "Long-running story supposedly true to life" , "TV serial such as Coronation Street" , "Everyday drama serial" , "A dramatic broadcast" , "Television serial" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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