Attendants keep losing a universal key (7)

From Express Cryptic 20260608, 19D —

19D — Attendants keep losing a universal key (7)RETINUE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Attendants' — The first word is the definition.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'losing a'
  • Operation
    'losing a' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'keep'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'keep' → RETAIN
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'universal' → U
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'key' → E
  • Assembly
    (RETAIN - A > RETIN) + U + E = RETINUE

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