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Twice a year is enough for father (4)

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I believe the answer is:

papa

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'enough for father' is the definition.
'papa' can be an answer for 'father' (papa is a kind of father). I'm not certain of the 'enough for' bit.

'twice a year' is the wordplay.
'twice' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'a year' becomes 'pa' (per annum).
'pa' duplicated is 'PAPA'.

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for papa that I've seen before include "Comms code for 'P'" , "Dad" , "The old man" , "Father; letter P" , "Mama's other half?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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