Regular contributors to robust old group currently not working (3,2,6)

From Times Cryptic 29562, 12D —

12D — Regular contributors to robust old group currently not working (3,2,6) — OUT OF ACTION

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'currently not working'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'Regular contributors to'
  • Operation
    'Regular contributors to' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'robust'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'old' → O
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'group' → FACTION
  • Assembly
    OUT + O + FACTION = OUT OF ACTION

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