Excavate ditch the wrong way, boring (6)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 3372, 25A

25A — Excavate ditch the wrong way, boring (6)TURGID

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'boring' — The straight definition sits at the end — a word for swollen, pompous prose that drags.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'the wrong way,'
  • Operation
    'the wrong way,' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Excavate ditch'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Excavate' → DIG
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'ditch' → RUT
  • Assembly
    DIG + RUT > DIGRUT = TURGID

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