Irritability of vice-president protecting thug and liar regularly (9)

12A — Irritability of vice-president protecting thug and liar regularly (9) — PETULANCE

• Definition
  Definition found: 'Irritability' — The definition is 'Irritability'. Show hint
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'protecting' Show hint
• Operation
  'protecting' signals a container operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'vice-president thug liar'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'regularly' Show hint
• Operation
  'regularly' signals a letter_selection operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'thug liar'
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'vice-president' → PENCE Show hint
• Assembly
  PENCE + TULA = PE(TULA)NCE

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