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Barnaby’s a character (5)

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rudge

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'barnaby's' is the definition.
(barnaby rudge is a dickens novel)

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(Other definitions for rudge that I've seen before include "Dickensian character" , "'Barnaby - - ' by Charles Dickens" , "Dickens novel 'Barnaby .....'" , "Dickens character" , "Dickensian halfwit" .)

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