Obscure Colin Dexter novel – 50 put out, then 10 (9)
24A — Obscure Colin Dexter novel – 50 put out, then 10 (9) — RECONDITE
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Definition
Definition found: 'Obscure' — The first word means little-known or abstruse.The first word means little-known or abstruse.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'novel''novel' here can mean 'new arrangement' — rearrange the letters.
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Operation
'novel' signals a anagram operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Colin Dexter'
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Indicator
Indicator found: '50 put out, then 10''put out' removes letters — a Roman fifty, then a Roman ten.
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Operation
'50 put out, then 10' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Colin Dexter'
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Assembly
(COLINDEXTER > COINDETER) > COINDETER = RECONDITE