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Parent tries playing aces (7)

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I believe the answer is:

maestri

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'aces' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'parent tries playing' is the wordplay.
'parent' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mum or mother).
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tries' anagrammed gives 'estri'.
'ma'+'estri'='MAESTRI'

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(Other definitions for maestri that I've seen before include "Top musicians" , "Famous conductors" , "Top conductors" , "Distinguished conductors" , "Experts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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