Insect that flies low across southern desert (8)
8D — Insect that flies low across southern desert (8) — MOSQUITO
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Definition
Definition found: 'Insect that flies' — The straight definition sits at one end — here a run of words at the start names a kind of biting fly.The straight definition sits at one end — here a run of words at the start names a kind of biting fly.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'across'A word meaning 'placed across' or 'spanning' often signals that one piece wraps around another.
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Operation
'across' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'low southern desert'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'low' → MOOBuild the outer shell first — it splits to let the inner piece sit between its halves.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'southern' → SA compass direction gives the first inner letter.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'desert' → QUITA verb for abandoning gives the rest of the inner piece, joined on.
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Assembly
MOO + SQUIT = MO(SQUIT)O