Hogmanay Herald

[Doc531]

51A Bit of wood tossed for a dog in mud (7)
Have C?A?B?R.

[douglas9401]

Clabber

[Mamyalynne]

Lab replaces 'a' in Caber

[Doc531]

Aye, but where does the mud come in ? Clabber seems to be some sort of milk-derived raising agent !

[Neveracrossword]

It's a good Scottish word for mud, in my Scottish dictionary.

[douglas9401]

Aye. :-)

[Doc531]

Many thanks all. now satisfied that clabbers is the answer.

[Neveracrossword]

I didn't give the answer to the clue, so don't feel entitled to 'Best answer'. I'm not being ungrateful, I just like fairness!