Stop in Germany and in France catching ships regularly (6)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31258, 1D

1D — Stop in Germany and in France catching ships regularly (6) — DESIST

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Stop'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'regularly'
  • Operation
    'regularly' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'ships'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'catching'
  • Operation
    'catching' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'France ships'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Germany' → D
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'and in France' → ET
  • Assembly
    D + (ET + SIS > E(SIS)T) = DESIST

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