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Criticise
book
about
father
being
camp
mother
at
Christmas
(5,4)
Criticise book about father being camp mother at Christmas (5,4)
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How the clue works
Right, so camp mother at Christmas is your definition there — that's the pantomime dame character. For the wordplay, PAN means criticise, and then you need TOME (book) wrapped around DA (father), which gives you TO-DA-ME — stick PAN in front of that and you've got PANTO DAME.