German and you heard too much (5)
18A — German and you heard too much (5) — UNDUE
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Definition
Definition found: 'too much' — The definition is the two-word phrase at the end — meaning excessive.The definition is the two-word phrase at the end — meaning excessive.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'heard''heard' flags a sound-alike — write down what the word before it sounds like.
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Operation
'heard' signals a homophone operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'you'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'German and' → UNDSetters love borrowing tiny foreign words — here, German's everyday 'and'.
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Assembly
UND + (> YOU > UE) = UNDUE