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Proposes some doubt about father? (4,3,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pops the question

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'proposes' is the definition.
('pop the question' can be a synonym of 'propose')

'some doubt about father?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'doubt' could be 'question' (synonyms) and 'question' is present in the answer.
'father?' could be 'pop' (pop is a kind of father) and 'pop' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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