Some people have returned to lend a hand (4)

From Times Cryptic 29562, 7A —

7A — Some people have returned to lend a hand (4)HELP

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'to lend a hand' — A multi-word phrase often clues a short verb — 'to lend a hand' is a stock equivalence. Definitions sit at the very start or end of a clue.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'Some'
  • Operation
    'Some' signals a hidden_word operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'people have'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'returned'
  • Operation
    'returned' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'people have'
  • Assembly
    PLEH = HELP

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