Trump's break on ship circling Crete, needing vacation (6)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31240, 1D

1D — Trump's break on ship circling Crete, needing vacation (6) — RECESS

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'Trump's break'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'needing vacation'
  • Operation
    'needing vacation' signals a letter_selection operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Crete,'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'on' → RE
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'ship' → SS
  • Assembly
    RE + SS + CE = RECESS

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