Attendants keep losing a university key (7)

12A — Attendants keep losing a university key (7) — RETINUE

• Definition
  Definition found: 'Attendants'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'losing' Show hint
• Operation
  'losing' signals a deletion operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'keep a'
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'keep' → RETAIN Show hint
• Abbreviation
  Abbreviations spotted: 'university' → U Show hint
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'key' → E Show hint
• Assembly
  (RETAIN + A > RETAIN - A > RETIN) + U + E = RETINUE

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