State education rejected by Bordeaux, nearly (7)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31243, 17A

17A — State education rejected by Bordeaux, nearly (7) — DECLARE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'State'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'rejected'
  • Operation
    'rejected' signals a reversal operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'education'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'nearly'
  • Operation
    'nearly' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Bordeaux,'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'education' → ED
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Bordeaux,' → CLARET
  • Assembly
    (ED > DE) + (CLARET - T > CLARE) = DECLARE

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