In truth, a parent fine with head of tribe in matriarch: she's remarkable (6,9)

I believe the answer is:

father christmas

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(Other definitions for father christmas that I've seen before include "he'll be sacked" , "late December he's busy" , "Santa!" , "present supremo" , "man with gifts" .)

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