Russian forests end abruptly beside Georgia (5)

From Times Cryptic 29535, 25A —

25A — Russian forests end abruptly beside Georgia (5) — TAIGA

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Russian forests' — TAIGA is a biome characterized by coniferous forests, notably in Russia.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'abruptly'
  • Operation
    'abruptly' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'end'
  • Assembly
    (TAIL - L > TAI) + GA = TAIGA

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