Confusingly arranged, your dog leads at home: feeble excuse in the end (12)
12A — Confusingly arranged, your dog leads at home: feeble excuse in the end (12) — LABYRINTHINE
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Definition
Definition found: 'Confusingly arranged,' — The definition is the opening — maze-like, impossibly intricate.The definition is the opening — maze-like, impossibly intricate.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'in the end''in the end' points at the very last letter of the word before it.
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Operation
'in the end' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'excuse'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'your' → YR'your' has a stock two-letter written short form.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'dog' → LAB'dog' shortens to a popular retriever breed — and it 'leads', so it comes first.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'at home:' → IN'at home' is the classic two-letter cryptic phrase.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'feeble' → THIN'feeble' as in a weak, unconvincing excuse — four letters.
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Assembly
YR + LAB + IN + THIN + E = LABYRINTHINE