Old official Chancellor finishing early (5)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31253, 25D

25D — Old official Chancellor finishing early (5) — REEVE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Old official'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'finishing early'
  • Operation
    'finishing early' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Chancellor'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Chancellor' → REEVES
  • Assembly
    REEVES - S = REEVE

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