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Time with dad on settee taking in English sitcom (5,2,1,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

birds of a feather

'sitcom' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'time with dad on settee taking in english' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'time' could be 'bird' (both are slang for a prison sentence) and 'bird' is located in the answer.
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is found within the answer.
'settee' could be 'sofa' (I've seen this before) and 'sofa' is found in the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

(Other definitions for birds of a feather that I've seen before include "they combine well!" , "A kind" , "people of similar character" , "Likes" , "sitcom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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