Parent working behind the scenes? Crossword Clue

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WORKING (adjective)
1. actively engaged in paid work
2. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
WORKING (noun)
1. a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
PARENT (verb)
1. look after a child until it is an adult
PARENT (noun)
1. a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
2. an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

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19. China's Zhou ___

20. Atop poetically

21. Flying mammals

22. Make like South Sudan in 2011

23. Deep-fried Japanese fare

25. Comic strip with a collection titled "Shoes: Chocolate for the Feet"

26. Blade runner?

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29. Quaint contraction

32. Sine __ non

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37. Kind of computer port

40. Books with legends

42. Jones (for)

45. Bit of cream

47. Totally bonkers

48. Make a big to-do (over)

50. Big name in sunglasses

54. Domesticated

56. Move to the beat?

59. Montmartre sweetheart

61. Christmas tree decoration

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6. Artificial bronze

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8. B.Y.O.B. part

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12. Pore (over)

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24. A.S.A.P.

25. Corporate $$$ overseers

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46. Hee-haws

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53. Goal of self-improvement, perhaps

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