Falsely made up bacteria swarming in food eaten out (10)
14D — Falsely made up bacteria swarming in food eaten out (10) — FABRICATED
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Definition
Definition found: 'Falsely made up' — The definition is the opening phrase — invented, not true.The definition is the opening phrase — invented, not true.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'swarming''swarming' tells you the letters nearby are milling about and must be reordered.
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Operation
'swarming' signals a anagram operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'bacteria food'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'eaten out''eaten out' leaves only the outermost letters of the word, the inside gone.
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Operation
'eaten out' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'food'
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Assembly
BACTERIA + FD > BACTERIAFD = FABRICATED