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Hi Paul. Bob Cratchit (?) worked for Scrooge. Jacob Marley was his partner (and the first of the four ghosts)?

Bloody predictatext, Cratchit.

Paul
Dramatis personae

Bob Marley -musician
Bob Cratchitt- clerk exploited by Scrooge
Jacob Marley, Scrooge's partner. (well, ex-, since he had died)

That's as much explanation as I can manage- luckily I don't have a vote!

Fieryjack, post 30.

Thanks for the explanation guys! Yes it is a great clue. Just pipping it for me is AB @22. Mines a double!

Liked ginge's typecasting but hands down
Bbm @ 25

bbm2@25

Oh dear! There is a typo in my revised #25 and it affects the fodder.
I've written 'when' instead of 'as'. Apologies.

Anyway my vote goes to mattrom#26 ahead of ginge#18.

Liked Ixion @24 and Tatters @ 28 but as I tried to write an acronym
without any success it's got to be
Seamus @ 10

sorry but in my mentions, I meant to say Seamus @ 10 - not @ 7 !