Instrument at home opening red wine (8)
18D — Instrument at home opening red wine (8) — CLARINET
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Definition
Definition found: 'Instrument' — The definition tells you what kind of word the answer is. 'Instrument' is the literal-meaning half — it should sit at the very start or very end of the clue.The definition tells you what kind of word the answer is. 'Instrument' is the literal-meaning half — it should sit at the very start or very end of the clue.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'opening''opening' = open up the outer to insert the inner.
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Operation
'opening' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'at home red wine'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'at home' → IN'at home' = IN (standard cryptic for 'home').
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'red wine' → CLARET'red wine' = CLARET (Bordeaux red).
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Assembly
IN + CLARET = CLAR(IN)ET