Speech dropping intro, a line endowed with reason (8)
22A — Speech dropping intro, a line endowed with reason (8) — RATIONAL
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Definition
Definition found: 'endowed with reason' — A definition sits at one end of the clue, never the middle — which end reads as a plain description of the answer?A definition sits at one end of the clue, never the middle — which end reads as a plain description of the answer?
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'dropping intro,'A phrase about losing an opening or a 'start' is usually telling you to drop the first letter of a word.
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Operation
'dropping intro,' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Speech'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Speech' → ORATIONStart from the whole word before anything is removed.
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'line' → LJoin the single-letter tag on the end to finish the answer.
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Assembly
(ORATION - O > RATION) + A + L = RATIONAL