The subject: kids! (5)

I believe the answer is:

issue

This clue is a double definition.

'the subject' is the first definition.
('issue' can be a synonym of 'subject')

'kids' is the second definition.
(legal term for a person's children)

(Other definitions for issue that I've seen before include "Topic; give out" , "The children to come forth" , "Copy of a magazine, for instance" , "Contentious point" , "Children, edition" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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