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Possibly mother or father split (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parent

'possibly mother' is the definition.
(I know that female parent is a type of parent)

'father split' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'split' becomes 'rent' (past tense of 'rend' meaning to split).
'pa'+'rent'='PARENT'

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for parent that I've seen before include "Mum or dad" , "Trepan for progenitor" , "E.g. father" , "Immediate ancestor" , "person responsible for children" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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