French writer leaving cheese for monstrous female (6)
21D — French writer leaving cheese for monstrous female (6) — GORGON
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Definition
Definition found: 'monstrous female' — The definition tells you what kind of word the answer is. 'monstrous female' is the literal-meaning half — it should sit at the very start or very end of the clue.The definition tells you what kind of word the answer is. 'monstrous female' is the literal-meaning half — it should sit at the very start or very end of the clue.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'leaving''leaving' indicates that one set of letters is being removed from another.
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Operation
'leaving' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'French writer cheese'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'French writer' → GORKYA famous writer (often associated with French/Russian literary contexts, or here Maxim Gorky) is GORKY.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'cheese' → GORGONZOLA'cheese' stands in for letters via a cryptic synonym — find a shorter equivalent.
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Assembly
GORKY + GORGONZOLA > GORGONZOLA - ZOLA = GORGON