Parent (sometimes with long legs or sugar) (5)

I believe the answer is:

daddy

(Other definitions for daddy that I've seen before include "Child's father" , "Pa" , "pop" , ">one of the Fathers" , "Papa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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