a clever exercise in neo-hitchcockianism 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ clever) (NN exercise)) (PP (IN in) (NP (AFX neo) (HYPH -) (NN hitchcockianism)))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (AFX ) (HYPH ) (NN )))))