Heading off trouble sensible — or else! (9)
16A — Heading off trouble sensible — or else! (9) — OTHERWISE
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Definition
Definition found: 'or else!' — The definition is the exclamation at the end — failing that.The definition is the exclamation at the end — failing that.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'Heading off''Heading off' tells you to remove the first letter of the next word.
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Operation
'Heading off' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'trouble'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'trouble' → BOTHER'trouble' points at a six-letter word for a nuisance.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'sensible' → WISE'sensible' points at a four-letter word for shrewd.
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Assembly
(BOTHER - B > OTHER) + WISE = OTHERWISE