What does the cryptic crossword clue "Heading off row allowed youth in parliament (5)" mean?

The definition is "parliament". The wordplay uses acrostic. OW (synonym="“heading off” means first letter is dropped") + LET (synonym="=allowed") = OWLET The answer is OWLET.

Heading off row allowed youth in parliament (5)

Independent Cryptic #11917 | 5 Down | 2024-12-19 flower

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