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Parents get setter to address Parisian, maybe (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madame

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'address parisian maybe' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'parents get setter' is the wordplay.
'parents' becomes 'mada' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'setter' becomes 'me' (the setter of the clue).
'mada'+'me'='MADAME'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for madame that I've seen before include "Flaubert novel" , "A French-speaking woman" , "French Mrs" , "Woman of refinement" , "Title for a Frenchwoman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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