Butler in fiction, not quite 17, disregarding duke’s bombast (8)

12A — Butler in fiction, not quite 17, disregarding duke’s bombast (8) — RHETORIC

• Definition
  Definition found: 'bombast'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'not quite'
• Operation
  'not quite' signals a deletion operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'Butler in fiction,'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'disregarding'
• Operation
  'disregarding' signals a deletion operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: '17, duke’s'
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'Butler in fiction,' → RHETT Show hint
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: '17,' → DORIC
• Abbreviation
  Abbreviations spotted: 'duke’s' → D
• Assembly
  (RHETT - T > RHET) + (DORIC + D > DORIC - D > ORIC) = RHETORIC

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