Poor knight, feeble, wanting wife (5)

From Times Cryptic 29539, 9A —

9A — Poor knight, feeble, wanting wife (5) — NEEDY

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Poor' — A needy person is poor — short on what they need.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'wanting'
  • Operation
    'wanting' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'feeble, wife'
  • Assembly
    N + (WEEDY - W > EEDY) = NEEDY

Try this clue in the trainer →