Some people have returned to lend a hand (4)
7A — Some people have returned to lend a hand (4) — HELP
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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.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.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'Some''Some' is one of the family of hidden-word indicators (with bit of, part of, in) — it points at a chunk hiding inside the next words.
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Operation
'Some' signals a hidden_word operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'people have'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'returned''returned' belongs to the reversal family (with back, upset, flipped) — read the letters backwards.
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Operation
'returned' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'people have'
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Assembly
PLEH = HELP