Dutiful man supporting old bishop (9)
15D — Dutiful man supporting old bishop (9) — OBSERVANT
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Definition
Definition found: 'Dutiful' — The definition tells you what kind of word the answer is. 'Dutiful' is the literal-meaning half — it should sit at the very start or very end of the clue.The definition tells you what kind of word the answer is. 'Dutiful' is the literal-meaning half — it should sit at the very start or very end of the clue.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'supporting'In a down clue, 'supporting' means the preceding word (man) is placed underneath the other elements.
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Operation
'supporting' signals a ordering operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'man old bishop'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'man' → SERVANTA 'man' can be a SERVANT.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'old' → O'old' is abbreviated as O.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'bishop' → B'bishop' is abbreviated as B in chess notation.
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Assembly
O + SERVANT + B = OBSERVANT