Tough guy keeping close to Wimbledon tennis player (6)
11A — Tough guy keeping close to Wimbledon tennis player (6) — HENMAN
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Definition
Definition found: 'tennis player' — The definition is 'tennis player' — the answer is a famous British player who I never heard of!!The definition is 'tennis player' — the answer is a famous British player who I never heard of!!
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'keeping''keeping' tells us one piece is held inside another — a container. _ _ ( _ ) _ _ _
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Operation
'keeping' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Tough guy Wimbledon'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'close to''close to' means 'at the end of' — take the last letter of the word that follows.
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Operation
'close to' signals a letter_selection operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'Wimbledon'
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'Tough guy' → HEMAN'Tough guy' → _ _. _ _ _ _
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Assembly
HEMAN + N = HE(N)MAN