Spooner's fancy, girl that starts out hot and bubbly (9)
10A — Spooner's fancy, girl that starts out hot and bubbly (9) — DISHWATER
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Definition
Definition found: 'that starts out hot and bubbly' — The definition is descriptive — dishwater really does 'start out hot and bubbly' (think sink full of soapy water).The definition is descriptive — dishwater really does 'start out hot and bubbly' (think sink full of soapy water).
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'Spooner's''Spooner's' is the giveaway — swap the initial sounds of the two adjacent pieces.
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Operation
'Spooner's' signals a spoonerism operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'fancy, girl'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'fancy,' → WISH'fancy' → WISH (the first piece — its initial /w/ will swap).
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'girl' → DAUGHTER'girl' → DAUGHTER (the second piece — its initial /d/ will swap).
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Assembly
WISH + DAUGHTER = DISHWATER