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Take to mother and daughter with great enthusiasm (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

like mad

'with great enthusiasm' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'take to mother and daughter' is the wordplay.
'take to' becomes 'like' (I've seen this in another clue).
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma can mean mother).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'like'+'ma'+'d'='LIKE MAD'

(Other definitions for like mad that I've seen before include "wildly" , "With great intensity, energy, or enthusiasm" , "Furiously" , "With furious enthusiasm" , "Very quickly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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