One missed among orders taken by good French dramatist (3,6)

From Times Cryptic 29542, 2D —

2D — One missed among orders taken by good French dramatist (3,6)BEN JONSON

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'dramatist'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'One missed'
  • Operation
    'One missed' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'orders'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'among taken by'
  • Operation
    'among taken by' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'orders good French'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'orders' → ENJOINS
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'good French' → BON
  • Assembly
    (ENJOINS - I > ENJONS) + BON = B(ENJONS)ON

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