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Call second son Lambert to stir up faint memory (4,1,4)

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I believe the answer is:

ring a bell

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'stir up faint memory' is the definition.
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'call second son lambert' is the wordplay.
'call' becomes 'ring' (telephone call).
'second son' becomes 'Abel' (second son of Adam and Eve).
'lambert' becomes 'L' (synonyms).
'ring'+'abel'+'l'='RING A BELL'

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(Other definitions for ring a bell that I've seen before include "Formally declare (appointment)" , "Town crier may" , "What door-to-door salesman's wont to do" , "Beginning to arouse a memory" , "sound vaguely familiar" .)

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