Orca once nearly digested black-striped mammal (7)
9A — Orca once nearly digested black-striped mammal (7) — RACCOON
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Definition
Definition found: 'black-striped mammal' — The straight definition sits at one end — the last two words name a creature; the rest is the recipe.The straight definition sits at one end — the last two words name a creature; the rest is the recipe.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'nearly'A word meaning 'almost' is often a steer to drop the final letter from the word beside it.
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Operation
'nearly' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'once'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'digested'A word about eating or breaking down can be a nudge to rearrange the letters gathered so far.
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Operation
'digested' signals a anagram operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Orca once'
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Assembly
ORCA + (ONCE - E > ONC) > ORCAONC = RACCOON