Rubbish old spades in the last shed (4)
29A — Rubbish old spades in the last shed (4) — TOSH
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Definition
Definition found: 'Rubbish' — The definition is the first word — nonsense or twaddle.The definition is the first word — nonsense or twaddle.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'in''in' marks an insertion — letters go inside another piece.
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Operation
'in' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'old spades the'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'last shed''last shed' tells you a word loses its final letter.
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Operation
'last shed' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'the'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'old' → O
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'spades' → S
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Assembly
TH + OS = T(OS)H