Single cryptic clue
President's family happiest underground [8]
better cryptic clue for this after help in comments below
President's family is fictional creature [8]
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3$\begingroup$ (The definition part of a cryptic clue should be, well, a definition, something you might find as a clue in a traditional crossword puzzle. "Fond of Puzzling" might be a way to describe me but it's not a fair cryptic definition for me; among other things, "fond of Puzzling" is an adjectival phrase, so must clue something that's an adjective, not a noun. Define it, don't merely describe it.) $\endgroup$– Rubio ♦Apr 5, 2018 at 19:32
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$\begingroup$ @Rubio - thanks so much for the helpful comment. I really appreciate it. I can thus see that 'President's family is reduced in stature' would also not be a good clue, but perhaps 'President's family is fictional creature' or 'President's family is a fantasy creation' is better. - and thanks again for the helpful comment. $\endgroup$– tomApr 5, 2018 at 22:51
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I think the answer is
Explanation
"President's family" could be interpreted as Trump kin.
Trumpkin is a dwarf from the Chronicles of Narnia series and dwarfs are generally skilled in mining (underground). This may be where we say they are happiest (think of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and how happy they were to work in the mine).
Alternatively, Trumpkin the character is one of the "Old Narnian" underground and membership of this underground movement allows him "to escape harassment from the Telmarine usurpers of Narnia" suggesting that it is where he would be the happiest
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$\begingroup$ It seems, from the source provided, that membership of this underground movement allows him "to escape harassment from the Telmarine usurpers of Narnia" suggesting that it is where he would be the happiest. I've edited my answer to incorporate this. $\endgroup$– hexominoApr 5, 2018 at 11:42
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$\begingroup$ Great job - you have the correct answer, but in the explanation rot13(gurer vf nabgure ernfba sbe 'unccvrfg haqretebhaq' nygubhtu V yvxr lbhe vagrcergngvba. gurer vf n (cbffvoyl fvzcyre) nygreangvir rkcynangvba.).... you are very close to 100% correct.. $\endgroup$– tomApr 5, 2018 at 11:47
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$\begingroup$ @hexomino I don't see Trumpkin happy anywhere! Plus this kind of puzzle usually cut the beginning/middle/end of the solution between the terms (so maybe the first part is juste rot13("Gehzc")?) $\endgroup$– SaeïdrylApr 5, 2018 at 12:03
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$\begingroup$ Ok so to try to help finish this off - what is the 'answer', apart from being part of the underground??? $\endgroup$– tomApr 5, 2018 at 13:28