Unknown number covered by terrible group of musicians (4)

From Times Cryptic 3297, 17A —

17A — Unknown number covered by terrible group of musicians (4) — BAND

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'group of musicians'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'covered by'
  • Operation
    'covered by' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Unknown number terrible'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'Unknown number' → N
  • Assembly
    BAD + N = BA(N)D

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