Illegally enter resort breaking lock (8)
16D — Illegally enter resort breaking lock (8) — TRESPASS
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Definition
Definition found: 'Illegally enter' — A verb for unlawful entry — definitions sit at the very start or very end of a clue.A verb for unlawful entry — definitions sit at the very start or very end of a clue.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'breaking''breaking' is a container indicator — one chunk of letters is forced inside another.
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Operation
'breaking' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'resort lock'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'resort' → SPAA 'resort' often points at a three-letter health retreat in cryptics.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'lock' → TRESSA 'lock' is not always a fastening — here it is a lock of hair, a stock cryptic misdirection.
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Assembly
TRESS + SPA = TRE(SPA)SS