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Partial
recollection
of
theme,
not
so
by
George!
(5,2)
Partial recollection of theme, not so by George! (5,2)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Here by George! is your definition — an old exclamation of astonishment, same idea as "stone me!". For the wordplay, the letters are hiding inside "tHEME, NOT So", but you need to read them backwards, with "recollection" telling you to reverse the hidden bit — that gives you STONE ME.