Old man gripped in bad advice (3)

I believe the answer is:

dad

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'old man' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'in bad advice' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'DAD' is hidden within 'bad advice'.

'gripped' is the link.
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(Other definitions for dad that I've seen before include "Pa" , "Mum's mate" , "Popular and informal father" , "Pop, pater" , "Relation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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