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Use aged sire and take issue (8)

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I believe the answer is:

disagree

'take issue' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'use aged sire' is the wordplay.
'use' is an anagram indicator.
'aged'+'sire'='agedsire'
'agedsire' with letters rearranged gives 'DISAGREE'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for disagree that I've seen before include "Be at odds" , "Take issue with, hold different opinion" , "Beg to differ" , "Quarrel" , "Differ in opinion" .)

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