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Daughter hankers for rejects (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ditches

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'rejects' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'daughter hankers' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'daughter' could be 'd' (genealogical abbreviation) and 'd' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'itches' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ditches that I've seen before include "Abandons" , "Rejects" , "lands in the sea" , "Trenches" , "Gets rid of" .)

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