Heading north in Guatemala, I retraced sort of road (8)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31246, 7D

7D — Heading north in Guatemala, I retraced sort of road (8)ARTERIAL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'sort of road' — The definition is 'sort of road' — an arterial road is a major thoroughfare.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'in'
  • Operation
    'in' signals a hidden_word operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Guatemala, I retraced'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'Heading north'
  • Operation
    'Heading north' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Guatemala, I retraced'
  • Assembly
    LAIRETRA + LAIRETRA > LAIRETRA = ARTERIAL

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