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One wiped out from parenting, struggling with child (8)

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I believe the answer is:

pregnant

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'with child' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'one wiped out from parenting struggling' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'one' could be 'an' (an apple is one apple) and 'an' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pregnant that I've seen before include "Expecting a child" , "full of implications" , "loaded" , "Carrying offspring in the womb" , "With child, enceinte" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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