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He shows dad a clever wheeze (7)

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patrick

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'he' is the definition.

'dad a clever wheeze' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' (synonyms).
'a clever wheeze' becomes 'trick' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'pa'+'trick'='PATRICK'

'shows' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for patrick that I've seen before include "Ireland's patron saint" , "Irish patron saint" , "- - Swayze: film actor" , "-- Moore, astronomer" , "Patron saint who said 'Shoo!' to serpents" .)

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