Guesses friend enters sites getting renovated (9)

16D — Guesses friend enters sites getting renovated (9) — ESTIMATES

• Definition
  Definition found: 'Guesses'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'renovated'
• Operation
  'renovated' signals a anagram operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'sites'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'enters'
• Operation
  'enters' signals a container operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'friend sites'
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'friend' → MATE
• Assembly
  MATE + (SITES > ESTIS) = ESTI(MATE)S

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