Hard answer no good? Setter perhaps guilty (7)
7A — Hard answer no good? Setter perhaps guilty (7) — HANGDOG
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Definition
Definition found: 'guilty' — The definition is the last word — shamefaced, looking caught out.The definition is the last word — shamefaced, looking caught out.
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Wordplay
Wordplay: CharadeNo indicator words here — the parts just join end to end. That's a charade.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Hard' → HThe 'hard' letter first.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'answer' → AThen 'answer'.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'no good?' → NGThen 'no good'.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Setter perhaps' → DOGFinish with the animal a setter is an example of.
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Assembly
H + A + NG + DOG = HANGDOG