Word Restoration Game

@Arkturos said
I got PARANOIA immediately (and also from time to time) and PA RAN, but would you mind explaining the rest of the clue?

You're correct with PA and RAN for father and managed respectively.
oddly comical is every other letter in comical = OIA

@orangutan said
You're correct with PA and RAN for father and managed respectively.
oddly comical is every other letter in comical = OIA

Oh! Hahaha. Thank you. However, if you are not a pro cryptic setter already, maybe that's a good thing for the people of Earth, because we have enough other things driving us mad already. 😉

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It'll be a job getting this afterwards.

@orangutan said
It'll be a job getting this afterwards.

Better out than in.

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... don't want to make it easy.

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Paul is pointing out the flaw in my clue.
Where I said "oddly comical", strictly speaking that should have yielded CMCL (the odd letters). "Even comical" correctly gives the OIA.
Still. It's just a word game.

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... back to the game ...

POST
Station (as in position, job) = Po (river) and St (Street)
I also offered "It'll be a job getting this afterwards." Afterwards being 'post'.

* E A * I * Y
I try ale, drunk for existence.

@orangutan said
... back to the game ...

POST
Station (as in position, job) = Po (river) and St (Street)
I also offered "It'll be a job getting this afterwards." Afterwards being 'post'.

* E A * I * Y
I try ale, drunk for existence.

Reality?

@Ghost-of-a-Duke said
Reality?

Indeed (well, what passes for it .. )

Over to you.