Stubborn alumnus expected to harbour traitor (8)
13A — Stubborn alumnus expected to harbour traitor (8) — OBDURATE
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Definition
Definition found: 'Stubborn' — 'Stubborn' is the definition — it sits at one end of the clue, as definitions always do.'Stubborn' is the definition — it sits at one end of the clue, as definitions always do.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'to harbour''to harbour' tells us one piece goes inside another.
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Operation
'to harbour' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'alumnus expected traitor'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'alumnus' → OBLook for the standard cryptic abbreviations in the clue — short words that stand in for one or two letters.
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Assembly
OBDUE + RAT = OBDU(RAT)E