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Suppresses issue related to new partner? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

stepson

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'related to new partner?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'suppresses issue' is the wordplay.
'suppresses' becomes 'step' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'issue' becomes 'son' (issue can mean someone's offspring).
'step'+'son'='STEPSON'

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(Other definitions for stepson that I've seen before include "could be issue for partner" , "Relation, not by blood" , "indirectly related issue" , "Male child of spouse by earlier marriage" , "Subdues" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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