One entertaining soldiers on table putting down uniform (9)
17D — One entertaining soldiers on table putting down uniform (9) — RACONTEUR
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Definition
Definition found: 'One entertaining'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'putting down uniform''putting down uniform' = move the U (uniform) of COUNTER downwards a few places. Treat as a rearrangement.
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Operation
'putting down uniform' signals a anagram operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'soldiers table'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'soldiers' → RA'soldiers' = RA (Royal Artillery).
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'table' → COUNTER'table' here means COUNTER (as in shop counter).
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Assembly
RA + COUNTER > RACOUNTER = RACONTEUR