Gloomy days are somehow beginning to recede (5)

From Times Cryptic 29562, 21D —

21D — Gloomy days are somehow beginning to recede (5) — DREAR

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Gloomy'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'somehow'
  • Operation
    'somehow' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'are'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'beginning to'
  • Operation
    'beginning to' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'recede'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'days' → D
  • Assembly
    D + (ARE > REA) + R = DREAR

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