Permit to lie around topless (5)
28A — Permit to lie around topless (5) — ALLOW
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Definition
Definition found: 'Permit' — A definition sits at one end of the clue, never the middle — which end reads as a plain synonym for the answer?A definition sits at one end of the clue, never the middle — which end reads as a plain synonym for the answer?
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'topless'A word like 'topless', 'headless' or 'beheaded' tells you to lose the very first letter of a word.
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Operation
'topless' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'to lie around'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'to lie around' → WALLOWStart from the full word before any letter is removed.
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Assembly
WALLOW - W = ALLOW