Pretend authority raised undue spending limits (5)

From Times Cryptic 29453, 23D

23D — Pretend authority raised undue spending limits (5) — PSEUD

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Pretend authority' — A pretentious person who claims expertise or knowledge they don’t have
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'raised limits'
  • Operation
    'raised limits' signals a hidden_word operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'undue spending'
  • Assembly
    DUESP = PSEUD

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