Absorbent cloth – keep changing hands (5)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31262, 22D

22D — Absorbent cloth – keep changing hands (5)TOWEL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Absorbent cloth' — The definition is the opening pair — what you dry off with.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'changing'
  • Operation
    'changing' signals a substitution operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'keep hands'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'keep' → TOWER
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'hands' → L
  • Assembly
    TOWER - R + L = TOWEL

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