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Hence appearing in 'Mother Goose' (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ergo

'hence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in mother goose' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'ERGO' is hidden in the letters of 'mother goose'.

'appearing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ergo that I've seen before include "Thus" , "It follows" , "so philosopher wrote in Latin" , "Therefore - what a goer" , "Therefore (Latin)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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