Two articles absorbing tense character from Athens (5)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31239, 24D

24D — Two articles absorbing tense character from Athens (5) — THETA

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'character from Athens'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'absorbing'
  • Operation
    'absorbing' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Two articles tense'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Two' → T
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'articles' → A
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'tense' → HET
  • Assembly
    T + A + HET = T(HET)A

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