Excavate ditch the wrong way, boring (6)
25A — Excavate ditch the wrong way, boring (6) — TURGID
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Definition
Definition found: 'boring' — The straight definition sits at the end — a word for swollen, pompous prose that drags.The straight definition sits at the end — a word for swollen, pompous prose that drags.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'the wrong way,''The wrong way' is a stock reversal pointer — read the letters built up so far back to front.
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Operation
'the wrong way,' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Excavate ditch'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Excavate' → DIG'Excavate' here points at the everyday three-letter verb for breaking ground.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'ditch' → RUT'Ditch' points at a short three-letter word for a groove or furrow worn into the ground.
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Assembly
DIG + RUT > DIGRUT = TURGID