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Marriage or adoption (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espousal

This clue is a double definition.

'marriage' is the first definition.
(espousal is a kind of marriage)

'adoption' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for espousal that I've seen before include "old-fashioned marriage" , "Adoption, support (of)" , "Adoption (of a cause) - USA's pole (anag)" , "Action of adopting (a cause)" , "Acceptance with approval" .)

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