American university lecturer initially following a routine (5)

From Times Cryptic 3295, 9A —

9A — American university lecturer initially following a routine (5) — USUAL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'routine'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'initially'
  • Operation
    'initially' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'lecturer'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'following'
  • Operation
    'following' signals a ordering operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'lecturer a'
  • Assembly
    US + U + L + A = USUAL

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