The French push out small emergency connections (4-3)

From Express Cryptic 20260611, 13A —

13A — The French push out small emergency connections (4-3) — LASH-UPS

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'emergency connections' — The definition is the last two words — improvised fixes.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'out'
  • Operation
    'out' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'push'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'The French' → LA
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'small' → S
  • Assembly
    LA + (PUSH > SHUP) + S = LASH-UPS

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