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NP-complete proof from Dasgupta problem on Kite

I am trying to understand this problem from Algorithms. by S. Dasgupta, C.H. Papadimitriou, and U.V. Vazirani, chapter8, Pg281. Problem 8.19

A kite is a graph on an even number of vertices, say 2n, in which n of the vertices form a clique and the remaining n vertices are connected in a “tail” that consists of a path joined to one of the vertices of the clique. Given a graph and a goal g, the KITE problem asks for a subgraph which is a kite and which contains 2g nodes. Prove that KITE is NP-complete.

Any pointers to start with this problem? I am completely lost with it.

John
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