Name a European – one short military commander (8)
9D — Name a European – one short military commander (8) — NAPOLEON
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Definition
Definition found: 'military commander' — The definition is the phrase at the end — a famous general.The definition is the phrase at the end — a famous general.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'short''short' tells you the word for 'one' loses its last letter.
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Operation
'short' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'one'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Name' → N
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'a' → A
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'European' → POLEThe nationality comes next.
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Assembly
N + A + POLE + (ONE - E > ON) = NAPOLEON