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Mother's Day morning (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dam

'mother's' is the definition.
(female parent of an animal)

'day morning' is the wordplay.
'day' becomes 'd'.
'morning' becomes 'am'.
'd'+'am'='DAM'

(Other definitions for dam that I've seen before include "Barrier to hold back water" , "Hold back; mother" , "Mother - barrier" , "A mad animal mother" , "Water retainer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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