Exhausted writer in street (5)

12A — Exhausted writer in street (5) — SPENT

• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'in'
• Operation
  'in' signals a container operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'writer street'
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'writer' → PEN
• Abbreviation
  Abbreviations spotted: 'street' → ST
• Assembly
  PEN + ST = S(PEN)T

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