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Say ma and pa split (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parent

'say ma' is the definition.
(I know that ma is a type of female parent)

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

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for parent that I've seen before include "governor, for example" , "Pa or Ma" , "person responsible for children" , "Raise" , "E.g. father" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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