End of day and mother’s hugged by father who dishes out cash? (9)
15D — End of day and mother’s hugged by father who dishes out cash? (9) — PAYMASTER
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Definition
Definition found: 'who dishes out cash?' — The tail of the clue describes the official who hands out wages.The tail of the clue describes the official who hands out wages.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'hugged by''hugged by' tells you one piece wraps around the others.
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Operation
'hugged by' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'End day mother’s father'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'End of''End of' points at the last letter of the next word.
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Operation
'End of' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'day'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'mother’s' → MASAdd mum's possessive form, also inside.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'father' → PATERDad forms the outer shell.
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Assembly
PATER + YMAS = PA(YMAS)TER