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Man weary again cooking for a number at Christmas (4,2,1,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

away in a manger

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'a number at christmas' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'man weary again cooking' is the wordplay.
'cooking' indicates an anagram (cook can mean to falsify or distort).
'man'+'weary'+'again'='manwearyagain'
'manwearyagain' anagrammed gives 'AWAY IN A MANGER'.

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(Other definitions for away in a manger that I've seen before include "Christmas carol" , "Familiar tune" , "song?" .)

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