Militant section of placid army in retreat (7)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31242, 20D

20D — Militant section of placid army in retreat (7) — RADICAL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Militant'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'retreat'
  • Operation
    'retreat' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'placid army'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'section of'
  • Operation
    'section of' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'placid army'
  • Assembly
    (> ARMYPLACID > YMRADICALP) > YMRADICALP = RADICAL

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