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Maclean

/ məˈkleɪn /

noun

  1. Donald. 1913–83, British civil servant, who spied for the Russians: fled to the former Soviet Union (with Guy Burgess) in 1951

  2. Sorley (ˈsɔːlɪ). 1911–96, Scottish Gaelic poet. His works include Dàin do Eimhir agus Dàin Eile (1943) and Spring Tide and Neap Tide (1977)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Former Scottish government minister Jeane Freeman was a member of the MacLean Commission, which recommended the creation of OLRs more than 25 years ago.

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“The original teacher for me was Julia Child. I got to meet her several times and work with her,” Stewart told Maclean’s in 2013.

From Salon

Jeremy Shippam, 71, of West Sussex, Judit Murray, 71, of Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 16 September, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Accordionist MacLean believed they were at a gig where he received numerous requests from Scotland football fans to play Flower of Scotland, but cheekily responded with an eight-minute version of Three Lions.

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MacLean was contacted in April last year about being in the film.

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