Day before awful fog hit, hiding Germany's leader in aerial combat (8)
24A — Day before awful fog hit, hiding Germany's leader in aerial combat (8) — DOGFIGHT
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Definition
Definition found: 'aerial combat' — The straight definition sits at one end of the clue — a two-word phrase here names the answer outright.The straight definition sits at one end of the clue — a two-word phrase here names the answer outright.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'awful'A word meaning 'dreadful' or 'in a bad state' is often a nudge to rearrange the nearby letters.
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Operation
'awful' signals a anagram operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'fog hit,'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'leader'The 'leader' of a word means its first letter — so the start of this nation supplies one letter to the mix.
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Operation
'leader' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Germany's'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Day' → DRead the clue as a recipe — this first piece leads, then the jumble follows.
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Assembly
D + (FOGHIT + G > FOGHITG > OGFIGHT) = DOGFIGHT