Fanatic torn admitting iodine is something nourishing (8)

From Times Cryptic 29569, 17D —

17D — Fanatic torn admitting iodine is something nourishing (8)NUTRIENT

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'something nourishing' — Something that feeds and sustains a living thing.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'admitting'
  • Operation
    'admitting' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'torn iodine'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Fanatic' → NUT
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'torn' → RENT
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'iodine' → I
  • Assembly
    NUT + (RENT + I > R(I)ENT) = NUTRIENT

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