State is onto criminals, land invaded (9)
2D — State is onto criminals, land invaded (9) — WISCONSIN
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Definition
Definition found: 'State' — WISCONSIN is a US state.WISCONSIN is a US state.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'invaded''invaded' signals one piece goes inside another — a standard container cue.
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Operation
'invaded' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'is criminals, land'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'criminals,' → CONS'criminals' = CONS — a standard cryptic synonym.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'land' → WIN'land' as a verb = WIN, as in 'land a deal'.
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Assembly
WIN + ISCONS = W(ISCONS)IN