Act almost had to go through (9)
5D — Act almost had to go through (9) — PERFORATE
-
Definition
Definition found: 'to go through' — The definition of the answer is 'to go through'.The definition of the answer is 'to go through'.
-
Indicator
Indicator found: 'almost''almost' signals deletion — drop the last letter of the preceding word.
-
Operation
'almost' signals a deletion operation
-
Fodder
Fodder: 'Act'
-
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Act' → PERFORM'Act' gives PERFORM here — to act is to perform.
-
Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'had' → ATE'had' gives ATE here — in cryptics 'had' is a common past-tense of 'eat'.
-
Assembly
(PERFORM - M > PERFOR) + ATE = PERFORATE