The tangent drawn at any point $P$ to the parabola ${y^2} = 4ax$ meets the directrix at the point $K$. Then the angle which $KP$ subtends at its focus is ............. $^\circ$.

  • A
    $30$
  • B
    $45$
  • C
    $60$
  • D
    $90$

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