Dismisses trousers lacking length (5)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31273, 19A

19A — Dismisses trousers lacking length (5)SACKS

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Dismisses' — The first word reads as a plain synonym for the answer; the rest is the recipe.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'lacking'
  • Operation
    'lacking' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'trousers length'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'trousers' → SLACKS
  • Assembly
    SLACKS - L = SACKS

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