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Twice per annum father is seen (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

papa

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'father is seen' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

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

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(Other definitions for papa that I've seen before include "Father; letter P" , "Pop" , "The old man" , "Comms code for 'P'" , "Daddy]" .)

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