Insect that flies low across southern desert (8)

From Times Cryptic 29576, 8D —

8D — Insect that flies low across southern desert (8)MOSQUITO

  • 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.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'across'
  • Operation
    'across' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'low southern desert'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'low' → MOO
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'southern' → S
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'desert' → QUIT
  • Assembly
    MOO + SQUIT = MO(SQUIT)O

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