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The wake of the fart knocked over mother (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aftermath

'the wake' is the definition.
('aftermath' can be a synonym of 'wake')

'the fart knocked over mother' is the wordplay.
'knocked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'over' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma is a kind of mother).
'the'+'fart'='thefart'
'thefart' is an anagram of 'afterth'.
'afterth' enclosing 'ma' is 'AFTERMATH'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aftermath that I've seen before include "Circumstances that follow as a result of something" , "Consequence of an event, situation that follows" , "Sequel" , "Wake" , "Consequential circumstances" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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