French writer to get excited about source of Spanish gold (8)

From Times Cryptic 29535, 11A —

11A — French writer to get excited about source of Spanish gold (8) — ROUSSEAU

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'French writer' — The definition is 'French writer', referring to Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'about'
  • Operation
    'about' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'get excited Spanish'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'source of'
  • Operation
    'source of' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Spanish'
  • Assembly
    AU + (ROUSE + S > ROU(S)SE) = ROUSSEAU

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