My old album covers all propped up on old Queen vinyl? (7)
20D — My old album covers all propped up on old Queen vinyl? (7) — POLYMER
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Definition
Definition found: 'vinyl?'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'covers''covers' tells you one piece wraps around another.
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Operation
'covers' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'old album all'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'propped up''propped up' = stood upright — read backwards in a down clue.
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Operation
'propped up' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'My old album covers all'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'old album' → LP'old album' = LP (long-playing record).
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'all' → O'all' = O in cryptic shorthand (the all-encompassing circle / nothing-and-everything).
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'old Queen' → ER'old Queen' = ER (Elizabeth Regina, Queen Elizabeth's monogram).
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Assembly
(MY + (LP + O > L(O)P) > MYLOP > POLYM) + ER = POLYMER