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Son of Parisian visibly embarrassed having runs (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laddered

'having runs' is the definition.
(run or ladder can mean a tear in tights)

'son of parisian visibly embarrassed' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 'lad' (lad can mean a boy or son).
'of parisian' becomes 'de' ('of' in French).
'visibly embarrassed' becomes 'red' (someone may blush or go red when embarrassed).
'lad'+'de'+'red'='LADDERED'

(Other definitions for laddered that I've seen before include "23 25 [WARDROBE MALFUNCTION] perhaps?" , "ran" , "(Of tights or stockings) having a run" , "Unravelled, stocking for instance" , "Guided around snake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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