Crooked dealer in hotel getting different result (7)
15A — Crooked dealer in hotel getting different result (7) — HUSTLER
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Definition
Definition found: 'Crooked dealer' — A two-word description sits at the very start — read it as a plain phrase for the answer, not as part of the wordplay.A two-word description sits at the very start — read it as a plain phrase for the answer, not as part of the wordplay.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'different'A word meaning 'not the same' or 'altered' is often nudging you to rearrange the letters beside it.
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Operation
'different' signals a anagram operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'result'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'hotel' → HRead the clue as a recipe — this single letter starts the answer.
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Assembly
H + (RESULT > USTLER) = HUSTLER