American barmen’s price bleed funds sadly (6,9)

1A — American barmen’s price bleed funds sadly (6,9) — PUBLIC DEFENDERS

• Definition
  Definition found: 'American barmen’s' — A straight definition sits at one end of every clue — here a playful turn on people who work at the 'bar'. Show hint
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'sadly' Show hint
• Operation
  'sadly' signals a anagram operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'price bleed funds'
• Assembly
  PRICEBLEEDFUNDS = PUBLICDEFENDERS

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