Funny old American beef and ox spoil cuts (7,4)

From Times Cryptic 29566, 12D —

12D — Funny old American beef and ox spoil cuts (7,4) — GROUCHO MARX

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Funny old American' — The definition is the first three words — a moustachioed comedian with famous brothers.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'cuts'
  • Operation
    'cuts' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'ox spoil'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'beef' → GROUCH
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'spoil' → MAR
  • Assembly
    GROUCH + (OX + MAR > O(MAR)X) = GROUCHO MARX

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