US spies leaving monk in reservoir (7)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31256, 26A

26A — US spies leaving monk in reservoir (7) — CISTERN

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'reservoir'
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'leaving'
  • Operation
    'leaving' signals a deletion operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'US spies monk'
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'US spies' → CIA
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'monk' → CISTERCIAN
  • Assembly
    CIA + CISTERCIAN > CISTERCIAN - CIA = CISTERN

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