Bequest mature student rejected, content to leave country (6)
5A — Bequest mature student rejected, content to leave country (6) — LEGACY
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Definition
Definition found: 'Bequest' — The definition is the first word — something handed down.The definition is the first word — something handed down.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'rejected,''rejected' sends the letters you've built so far backwards.
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Operation
'rejected,' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'mature student'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'content to leave'If a word's contents 'leave', all that stays behind is its outer shell.
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Operation
'content to leave' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'country'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'mature' → AGEStart with the maturing verb.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'student' → LAdd the student's letter.
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Assembly
(AGE + L > AGEL > LEGA) + CY = LEGACY