Plucky wife, endlessly zealous officer in reserve (4,6)

From Times Cryptic 29534, 12D —

12D — Plucky wife, endlessly zealous officer in reserve (4,6) — GAMEWARDEN

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'officer in reserve'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'endlessly'
  • Operation
    'endlessly' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'zealous'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'wife,' → W
  • Assembly
    GAME + W + (ARDENT - T > ARDEN) = GAMEWARDEN

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