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Give papa scope to deliver a trite remark (9)

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I believe the answer is:

platitude

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'a trite remark' is the definition.
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'give papa scope' is the wordplay.
'give papa' becomes 'p' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'scope' becomes 'latitude' (latitude is a kind of scope).
'p'+'latitude'='PLATITUDE'

'to deliver' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for platitude that I've seen before include "Trite saying" , "Common place, say" , "bromide" , "Commonplace remark, banal or trite" , "overused phrase" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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