Magnificent place in danger over tax, essentially (8)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31260, 9A

9A — Magnificent place in danger over tax, essentially (8) — IMPERIAL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Magnificent'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'essentially'
  • Operation
    'essentially' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'tax,'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'over'
  • Operation
    'over' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'place in danger tax,'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'place in danger' → IMPERIL
  • Assembly
    IMPERIL + A = IMPERI(A)L

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