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Father reviews parts of speech using modifying words (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adverbs

'modifying words' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'father reviews parts of speech' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'da' (da can mean dad).
'reviews' is a reversal indicator (I've seen 'review' mean this).
'parts of speech' becomes 'verbs' (I've seen this in another clue).
'da' written backwards gives 'ad'.
'ad'+'verbs'='ADVERBS'

'using' is the link.

(Other definitions for adverbs that I've seen before include "quickly, perhaps" , "They qualify or modify other words" , "Parts of speech" , "Modifying words" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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