Asian destination not good for climbing (3)

From Times Cryptic 29568, 7D —

7D — Asian destination not good for climbing (3)LAO

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Asian' — The definition is the first word — of a people from South-East Asia.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'not'
  • Operation
    'not' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'destination good'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'climbing'
  • Operation
    'climbing' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'destination'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'destination' → GOAL
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'good' → G
  • Assembly
    (GOAL + G > GOAL - G > OAL) > OAL = LAO

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