The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 4: Bold rebellion against whip, perhaps, from a nervy backbencher

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A clue to PARTRIDGE in a PEAR TREE (2 defs. + letter mixture).
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Comments on the clue
1.More imaginative definition and surface than most, compensating for relatively large number of "wasted" letters