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Go on following safe figure children read about (5,6)

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peter rabbit

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'figure children read about' is the definition.
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'go on following safe' is the wordplay.
'go on' becomes 'rabbit' (talk at length).
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'safe' becomes 'peter' (slang term for a safe).
'rabbit' put after 'peter' is 'PETER RABBIT'.

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(Other definitions for peter rabbit that I've seen before include "Potter personification?" , "Beatrix Potter character" , "Beatrix's hero" , "creature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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