Staff penning sheep work with knotted rope (7)

From Times Cryptic 29528, 1A

1A — Staff penning sheep work with knotted rope (7) — MACRAME

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'work with knotted rope' — 'work with knotted rope' is the definition — it sits at one end of the clue, as definitions always do.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'penning'
  • Operation
    'penning' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Staff sheep'
  • Assembly
    MACE + RAM = MAC(RAM)E

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