Characters together as one lower hot pants (9)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31263, 15D

15D — Characters together as one lower hot pants (9)DIPHTHONG

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Characters together as one' — The definition is the first four words — two vowel sounds gliding into one.
  • Wordplay
    Wordplay: Charade
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'lower' → DIP
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'hot' → H
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'pants' → THONG
  • Assembly
    DIP + H + THONG = DIPHTHONG

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