Terriers outside listen to barking Spanish visitors (3,6)
6D — Terriers outside listen to barking Spanish visitors (3,6) — THE ARMADA
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Definition
Definition found: 'Spanish visitors' — The straight definition sits at one end of the clue — here it names a famous fleet that once sailed uninvited to England's shores.The straight definition sits at one end of the clue — here it names a famous fleet that once sailed uninvited to England's shores.
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'outside'A word like 'outside' tells you one piece wraps around the rest — which short word is doing the wrapping?
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Operation
'outside' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Terriers listen to barking'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'Terriers' → TAThe wrapping piece is the two-letter tag for the reserve force.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'listen to' → HEARBuild the inner piece first by joining two parts end to end — start with the word for paying attention.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'barking' → MADThen add the second part of that inner piece — the 'barking ___' word.
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Assembly
TA + HEARMAD = T(HEARMAD)A