Goddess, saint and Magi from the East, not West (7)
12A — Goddess, saint and Magi from the East, not West (7) — NEMESIS
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Definition
Definition found: 'Goddess,' — Goddess of retribution in Greek mythology.Goddess of retribution in Greek mythology.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'from the East,''From the East' tells you to read the letters right-to-left.
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Operation
'from the East,' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'saint Magi West'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'not''Not' signals one letter gets dropped from the chain.
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Operation
'not' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'saint Magi West'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'saint' → S'Saint' is the standard cryptic abbreviation S.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Magi' → WISEMENThe Magi are the three wise men who visited the infant Jesus.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'West' → WCompass directions are single-letter abbreviations in cryptics — West = W.
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Assembly
S + WISEMEN + (S + WISEMEN > SWISEMEN - W > SISEMEN) > SISEMEN = NEMESIS