In Republican's absence, conflicts happened (3)

From Times Cryptic 29453, 26D

26D — In Republican's absence, conflicts happened (3) — WAS

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'happened' — A simple past tense word — something that occurred
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'absence'
  • Operation
    'absence' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'conflicts'
  • Assembly
    WARS - R = WAS

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