Storyteller mostly lives on in secretive affair (7)
9A — Storyteller mostly lives on in secretive affair (7) — LIAISON
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Definition
Definition found: 'secretive affair' — The definition is the last two words.The definition is the last two words.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'mostly''mostly' is a steer to drop the final letter of a word.
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Operation
'mostly' signals a deletion operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Storyteller'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Storyteller' → LIARStart from the whole word for a teller of tales.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'lives' → ISAdd a word meaning 'exists'.
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Assembly
(LIAR - R > LIA) + IS + ON = LIAISON