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Pa learnt to be fatherly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paternal

'fatherly' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'pa learnt to be' is the wordplay.
'to be' indicates an anagram.
'learnt' is an anagram of 'ternal'.
'pa'+'ternal'='PATERNAL'

(Other definitions for paternal that I've seen before include "Fatherly in prenatal manner" , "Of one's father" , "Characteristic of a father" , "Fatherly in prenatal way" , "Related on the father's side" .)

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