Old, cold colour outside is lost (7)
12A — Old, cold colour outside is lost (7) — EXTINCT
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Definition
Definition found: 'lost' — The definition is the last word — like the dodo.The definition is the last word — like the dodo.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'outside''outside' says the colour wraps around the cold letter.
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Operation
'outside' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'cold colour'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Old,' → EXThe 'old' piece comes first.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'cold' → C
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'colour' → TINTThe colour forms the shell.
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Assembly
EX + (TINT + C > TIN(C)T) = EXTINCT