Turn bench back in street exposed to blasts (9)
26A — Turn bench back in street exposed to blasts (9) — WINDSWEPT
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Definition
Definition found: 'exposed to blasts' — Describing a place battered by strong windsDescribing a place battered by strong winds
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'back''Back' means going in reverse — read the letters backwards
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Operation
'back' signals a reversal operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'bench'
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Indicator
Indicator found: 'in''In' tells you one piece goes inside another
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Operation
'in' signals a container operation
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Fodder
Fodder: 'bench street'
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Abbreviation
Abbreviations spotted: 'street' → ST'Street' is always ST in cryptic crosswords — a standard address abbreviation
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Assembly
WIND + (ST + WEP > S(WEP)T) = WINDSWEPT