Incomplete ballot is read differently in opposing camps (9)
20A — Incomplete ballot is read differently in opposing camps (9) — POLARISED
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Definition
Definition found: 'in opposing camps' — The definition is the phrase at the end — how a divided society is described.The definition is the phrase at the end — how a divided society is described.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'Incomplete''Incomplete' means the next word doesn't quite finish — it loses its last letter.
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Operation
'Incomplete' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'ballot'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'differently''differently' is a nudge that the letters just before it get rearranged.
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Operation
'differently' signals a anagram operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'is read'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'ballot' → POLLFind the full word for 'ballot' first.
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Assembly
(POLL - L > POL) + (ISREAD > ARISED) = POLARISED