Easy game, smart holding it with zero score (7,4)
26A — Easy game, smart holding it with zero score (7,4) — SITTING DUCK
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Definition
Definition found: 'Easy game,' — A two-word phrase at one end reads as a plain description of the answer.A two-word phrase at one end reads as a plain description of the answer.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'holding'A word like 'holding' tells you one piece is tucked inside another.
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Operation
'holding' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'smart it'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'smart' → STINGBuild the outer shell first — the word for what 'smart' does as a verb.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'zero score' → DUCKA final chunk joins on the end — the cricketing name for a nought.
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Assembly
(STING + IT > S(IT)TING) + DUCK = SITTING DUCK