Bookish intellectuals half-heartedly refuse a note (8)
15D — Bookish intellectuals half-heartedly refuse a note (8) — LITERATI
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Definition
Definition found: 'Bookish intellectuals' — The definition is 'Bookish intellectuals' — latin name for scholarly types.The definition is 'Bookish intellectuals' — latin name for scholarly types.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'half-heartedly''half-heartedly' tells us to drop a letter from the heart (middle) of the next word.
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Operation
'half-heartedly' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'refuse'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'refuse' → LITTERrefuse is a noun, it means garbage, trash > _ _ _ _ _ _
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'note' → TIPick a note from DO, RE, FA ME TI, DO
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Assembly
(LITTER - T > LITER) + A + TI = LITERATI