Netherlands taking on Italy, no score (3)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31256, 13A

13A — Netherlands taking on Italy, no score (3) — NIL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'no score'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'taking on'
  • Operation
    'taking on' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Netherlands Italy,'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Netherlands' → NL
  • Assembly
    NL + I = N(I)L

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