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Rearranged oral inspection looking after children (2,4,8)

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I believe the answer is:

in loco parentis

'looking after children' is the definition.
(Latin term meaning acting in place of parents)

'rearranged oral inspection' is the wordplay.
'rearranged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'oral'+'inspection'='oralinspection'
'oralinspection' anagrammed gives 'IN LOCO PARENTIS'.

(Other definitions for in loco parentis that I've seen before include "Looking after wards, perhaps" , "Trying to be mum" , "old man?" , "As a teacher may be" , "looking after children away from home?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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