Entertainment cut short by personal disappointment (8)
27A — Entertainment cut short by personal disappointment (8) — COMEDOWN
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Definition
Definition found: 'disappointment' — The definition is the last word — a letdown.The definition is the last word — a letdown.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'cut short''cut short' tells you to lop the final letter off the word.
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Operation
'cut short' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Entertainment'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Entertainment' → COMEDY'Entertainment' of the laughing kind — six letters.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'personal' → OWN'personal' points at a three-letter word for belonging to oneself.
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Assembly
(COMEDY - Y > COMED) + OWN = COMEDOWN