Pay attention: genius solver's getting theme (4,4,2,3,2)
I believe the answer is:
mind your ps and qs
'theme' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'pay attention genius solver's' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'attention' could be 'mind' (mind is a kind of attention) and 'mind' is present in the answer.
'solver' could be 'you' (the person solving the crossword) and 'you' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'getting' is the link.
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I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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