Island tropical nation exporting unknown reptile (6)

From Times Cryptic 29552, 7D —

7D — Island tropical nation exporting unknown reptile (6) — IGUANA

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'reptile'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'exporting'
  • Operation
    'exporting' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'tropical nation unknown'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Island' → I
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'tropical nation' → GUYANA
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'unknown' → Y
  • Assembly
    I + (GUYANA + Y > GUYANA - Y > GUANA) = IGUANA

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