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agardener | 10:01 Wed 27th Jul 2016 | Crosswords
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Can someone please explain the answer to the above. I know cadeau is the answer and it's french for gift but why irish rebel?
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Jack Cade was an Irish rebel, but not sure about the "au"
11:47 Wed 27th Jul 2016
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I wonder if it could be connected to Jack Cade, English rebel of the 1400's, add the O' for Irish, Cadeau. Bit of a long shot.
11:52 Wed 27th Jul 2016
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Yes, Jack Cade

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-Cade


plus 'au' - which is a very flexible little word with many meanings according to context - so perhaps used here as 'getting'?
11:55 Wed 27th Jul 2016
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Thanks for the responses all three of you. I found Jack Cade but the ref I found said he was born in Sussex not Ireland. I agree that "au" can be used for a host of meanings. Just another example of the rather weak and woolly clues we get in the RT these days.
13:44 Wed 27th Jul 2016
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I agree his birthplace is either unknown or in England on most reference sites, but happy with the link I gave.

Rather a weak clue I agree.
13:48 Wed 27th Jul 2016

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