### Clue: Oddly, more mice busily gorge on rare 1 12 character (2,8)
### Answer: MR MCGREGOR 
 ### Explanation: Definition: 1 12 character
 **The 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th letters of**(Oddly) "more mice" + **anagram of**(busily) GORGE **plus**(on) R(abbrev. for "rare").
Defn: … , a vegetable farmer.