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Mum or dad paid half landlord's fee (6)

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I believe the answer is:

parent

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'mum or dad' is the definition.
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'paid half landlord's fee' is the wordplay.
'half' indicates taking half.
'landlord's fee' becomes 'rent' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'paid' with half the letters taken is 'pa'.
'pa'+'rent'='PARENT'

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(Other definitions for parent that I've seen before include "Raise" , "Uncle's sibling?" , "The company of which others are subsidiaries" , "One raises issue" , "Procreator" .)

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