Rule foremost of judges reversed keeps 50 in holy city (9)
14D — Rule foremost of judges reversed keeps 50 in holy city (9) — JERUSALEM
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Definition
Definition found: 'holy city' — The definition is the last two words.The definition is the last two words.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'foremost of''foremost of' points at the first letter of the next word.
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Operation
'foremost of' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'judges'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'reversed''reversed' turns everything built so far around.
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Operation
'reversed' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Rule judges'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'keeps''keeps' says the reversed word holds the Roman numeral inside.
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Operation
'keeps' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Rule judges 50'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Rule' → MEASUREThe measuring word comes first.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: '50' → L
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Assembly
JERUSAEM + L = JERUSA(L)EM