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Working police train son, having authority over him? (2,4,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in loco parentis

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'authority over him?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'working police train son' is the wordplay.
'working' indicates an anagram.
'police'+'train'+'son'='policetrainson'
'policetrainson' with letters rearranged gives 'IN LOCO PARENTIS'.

'having' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for in loco parentis that I've seen before include "In the place of a parent" , "Looking after wards, perhaps" , "old man?" , "looking after children away from home?" , "with kids under his wing?" .)

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