Make a parent hang around to fake illness (8)
I believe the answer is:
malinger
'to fake illness' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'make a parent hang' is the wordplay.
'make a parent' becomes 'ma' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'hang' becomes 'linger' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ma'+'linger'='MALINGER'
'around' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for malinger that I've seen before include "Avoid duty by pretending sickness" , "Skive by pretending to be ill" , "Feign illness to avoid work" , "Slack in germinal fashion" , "Pretend to be ill to avoid work" .)