Attendants keep losing a universal key (7)
19D — Attendants keep losing a universal key (7) — RETINUE
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Definition
Definition found: 'Attendants' — The first word is the definition.The first word is the definition.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'losing a''losing a' tells you to drop an A from a word.
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Operation
'losing a' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'keep'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'keep' → RETAINStart from the word meaning 'to hold on to'.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'universal' → UAdd the all-ages certificate.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'key' → EFinish with the musical key.
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Assembly
(RETAIN - A > RETIN) + U + E = RETINUE