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Motherly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maternal

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">motherly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for maternal that I've seen before include "Of a mother or motherhood" , "On the mother's side" , "Protective" , "Motherly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, The Mirror, The Irish Times, the Evening Standard, the USA Today and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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