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Bring up the issue of raise with writer (8)

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I believe the answer is:

parented

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'raise with writer' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'bring up the issue' is the wordplay.
'bring up' becomes 'parent' ('parent' can be a synonym of 'bring up').
'the issue' becomes 'ed' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'parent'+'ed'='PARENTED'

'of' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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