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Mother and father split (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parent

'mother' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'father split' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa is a kind of father).
'split' becomes 'rent' ('rent' can be a synonym of 'split').
'pa'+'rent'='PARENT'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for parent that I've seen before include "Pa or Ma" , "old man?" , "What mums and dads do" , "One raises issue" , "Mum or dad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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