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Stay with mother in control (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

remain

'stay' is the definition.
(I know that stay is a more specific form of remain)

'mother in control' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'control' becomes 'rein' (reining is a kind of controlling).
'ma' placed within 'rein' is 'REMAIN'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for remain that I've seen before include "Stay on after others have gone" , "Stay (in a place)" , "Old dance" , "Stay (in position)" , "Stay, don't go" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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