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There's not much to do wrong, I see, in taking mother out (7)

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I believe the answer is:

modicum

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'there's not much to do wrong i see' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'taking mother out' is the wordplay.
'taking' becomes 'odic' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mother' becomes 'mum' (informal term for mother).
'out' is an insertion indicator.
'odic' inserted within 'mum' is 'MODICUM'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for modicum that I've seen before include "I cod Mum into providing a small quantity" , "Mum, I cod about a small amount" , "A small portion" , "A small amount as of drink" , "dash" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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