Important suspect picked up somewhere secret (7)

From Times Cryptic 29562, 18D —

18D — Important suspect picked up somewhere secret (7)HIDEOUT

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'somewhere secret'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'picked up'
  • Operation
    'picked up' signals a homophone operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Important suspect'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Important' → HIGH
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'suspect' → DOUBT
  • Assembly
    HIGH + DOUBT > HIGHDOUBT = HIDEOUT

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