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Oberon met Bottom, denied maidens, and popped the question (2,2,2,3,2,2)

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I believe the answer is:

to be or not to be

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'met bottom denied maidens and popped the question' is the definition.
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'oberon' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'oberon' is 'obeorn' which is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for to be or not to be that I've seen before include "Shall I commit suicide?" , "Mel Brooks' 1983 remake? That is the question!" , "Hamlet's question (2,2,2,3,2,2)" , "Famous line from Hamlet (2,2,2,3,2,2)" , "It was the question for 13 (2,2,2,3,2,2)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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