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Union seemingly leading to many a fine offspring? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

liaison

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

'leading to many a fine offspring?' is the wordplay.
'leading' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to many a' becomes 'li' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'fine' becomes 'ai' (I've seen this in other clues).
'offspring?' becomes 'son' (son is a kind of offspring).
'li'+'ai' is 'liai'.
'liai'+'son'='LIAISON'

'seemingly' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for liaison that I've seen before include "Intimate relationship" , "Communication between organisations - or an illicit affair" , "Naughty affair?" , "Communication between people or organisations" , "Secret love affair" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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