Careful gambling with higher pot one’s put into (11)

From Times Cryptic 29543, 13D —

13D — Careful gambling with higher pot one’s put into (11) — PAINSTAKING

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Careful' — PAINSTAKING means careful, thorough, attentive to detail.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'put into'
  • Operation
    'put into' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'pot one’s'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'with higher'
  • Operation
    'with higher' signals a ordering operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'gambling pot one’s'
  • Assembly
    STAKING + (PAN + I > PA(I)N) = PAINSTAKING

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