Getting distressed father ticket, Rod's clever method (5,2,3,5)

I believe the answer is:

trick of the trade

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'clever method' is the definition.
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'getting distressed father ticket rod's' is the wordplay.
'getting distressed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'father'+'ticket'+'rod'='fatherticketrod'
'fatherticketrod' is an anagram of 'TRICK OF THE TRADE'.

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