Outside the church, troops brought round for the king (5)

From Times Cryptic 29556, 23D —

23D — Outside the church, troops brought round for the king (5) — ROYAL

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'the king'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'brought round'
  • Operation
    'brought round' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Outside the church, troops'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Outside the church,' → LAY
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'troops' → OR
  • Assembly
    LAY + OR > LAYOR = ROYAL

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