Paddy left son going back (5)
17A — Paddy left son going back (5) — STROP
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Definition
Definition found: 'Paddy'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'going back''going back' tells us to read backwards.
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Operation
'going back' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'left son'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'son' → SLook for the standard cryptic abbreviations in the clue — short words that stand in for one or two letters.
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Assembly
PORT + S > PORTS = STROP