... skilfully making plans, but not wanting son's act of condescension (8)
I believe the answer is:
deigning
'condescension' is the definition.
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I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for deigning that I've seen before include "Condescending to do something" , "Doing something beneath one's dignity" .)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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