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A young producer (6)

Ross

I think it could be either:

parent

mother

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This clue could be a double definition.

'a young' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

'producer' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for mother that I've seen before include "She gave birth to her Tom" , "Be overprotective" , "Dam" , "Parent to her Tom, oddly" , "- - 7 across, pantomime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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