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Stick is father’s, note (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paste

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

'father's note' is the wordplay.
'father's' becomes 'pas' (pa is a kind of father).
'note' becomes 'te'.
'pas'+'te'='PASTE'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for paste that I've seen before include "It is used to stick wallpaper" , "Adhesive, for wallpaper say" , "Tapes (anag.)" , "Fix with adhesive" , "Watery adhesive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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