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Swine: chap always seen in celebration (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hogmanay

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

'swine chap always' is the wordplay.
'swine' becomes 'hog' (hog is a kind of swine).
'chap' becomes 'man' (chap can mean a man).
'always' becomes 'ay' (archaic term for 'always').
'hog'+'man'+'ay'='HOGMANAY'

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hogmanay that I've seen before include "New Year's Eve in Scotland" , "Annual celebration" , "Scottish celebration framed in mahogany" , "Festival" , "New Year up north" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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