Careful editor coming up with release (10)

From Times Cryptic 29563, 1D —

1D — Careful editor coming up with release (10) — DELIBERATE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Careful' — The first word is the definition.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'coming up'
  • Operation
    'coming up' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'editor'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'editor' → ED
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'release' → LIBERATE
  • Assembly
    (ED > DE) + LIBERATE = DELIBERATE

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