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Edmond ___ a.k.a. the "Father of Whist" (5)

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I believe the answer is:

hoyle

(Other definitions for hoyle that I've seen before include "English astronomer who rejected the 'Big Bang' theory of the origins of the universe, d. 2001" , "cosmologist" , "English author, expert on card games, d.1769 - English astrophysicist, d. 2001" , "Sir Fred --, astronomer" , "Sir Fred(erick) -, British astronomer" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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