Record essentially filed in error (5,2)

From Times Cryptic 5218, 18D —

18D — Record essentially filed in error (5,2)CLOCK UP

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Record'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'essentially'
  • Operation
    'essentially' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'filed'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'in'
  • Operation
    'in' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'filed error'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'error' → COCK UP
  • Assembly
    L + COCKUP = C(L)OCKUP

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