The present perfect? (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
ideal gift
'the' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'present perfect?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'present' could be 'gift' (synonyms) and 'gift' is located in the answer.
'perfect?' could be 'ide' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'ide' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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