Label and zip the wrong way around for American footballer (7)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31265, 1D

1D — Label and zip the wrong way around for American footballer (7) — LINEMAN

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'American footballer' — The definition is the last two words.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'the wrong way around'
  • Operation
    'the wrong way around' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Label zip'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Label' → NAME
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'zip' → NIL
  • Assembly
    NAME + NIL > NAMENIL = LINEMAN

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