Salt almost preserves fish spread (9)
14D — Salt almost preserves fish spread (9) — MARGARINE
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Definition
Definition found: 'spread' — The final word is the straight definition.The final word is the straight definition.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'almost''almost' is a steer to drop the last letter of a word.
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Operation
'almost' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Salt'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'preserves''preserves' here means keeps something held inside it.
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Operation
'preserves' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Salt fish'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Salt' → MARINERBegin from the full word for a sailor.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'fish' → GARThe fish drops inside.
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Assembly
MARINE + GAR = MAR(GAR)INE