Lay egg, fine on refiection, as one must eat (11)

From Times Cryptic 29147, 13D

13D — Lay egg, fine on refiection, as one must eat (11)UNINITIATED

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Lay' — A layperson is someone without specialist knowledge — 'lay' describes anyone outside the profession
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'on refiection'
  • Operation
    'on refiection' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'fine'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'must eat'
  • Operation
    'must eat' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'egg fine as one'
  • Assembly
    NIT + (AI > IA) + UNITED = UNINITIATED

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