Almost pleasantly warm after failure in plant (5,4)
16D — Almost pleasantly warm after failure in plant (5,4) — LEMON BALM
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Definition
Definition found: 'plant' — The definition is the last word — a herb in this case.The definition is the last word — a herb in this case.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'Almost''Almost' tells you a word loses its final letter.
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Operation
'Almost' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'pleasantly warm'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'after''after' tells you which piece comes second in the answer, whatever order the clue uses.
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Operation
'after' signals a ordering operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'pleasantly warm failure'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'pleasantly warm' → BALMYNow the weather word, in full.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'failure' → LEMONThe dud word goes first, as 'after' demands.
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Assembly
LEMON + (BALMY - Y > BALM) = LEMONBALM