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Haven't a clue about this last one:
Trout at 1:25 (5,5) ?c?l?, m?d?e
TV programme or actor?

Scale model?

Thanks Rusty. I was way off track.

Please explain why.

scale models are expressed in ratio - 1:25 etc


Trout is there to lead you to 'scale'

Thanks, Mamya. I solved the clue only because I had all the letters, and think it is one of the most obtuse I have come across. Yes, trout have scales but so do many other fish and 1:25 is a scale, but why model - why not a map or technical drawing. Not up to Phi's normal high standard, methinks.

There was an all-important ? at the end of the clue, indicating that 'trout' was just an example. True models are always 'to scale'. It's a good clue and took me a bit to crack it.