Wading bird running after dull woman (4,5)
28A — Wading bird running after dull woman (4,5) — GREYHERON
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Definition
Definition found: 'Wading bird' — The definition is 'Wading bird' — a grey heron is a wading bird.The definition is 'Wading bird' — a grey heron is a wading bird.
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Indicator
Indicator found: ''No anagram/container/etc. indicator — the wordplay is a charade. 'after' just orders the pieces.
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Wordplay
Wordplay: CharadeThree synonyms join end-to-end.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'dull' → GREY'dull' → GREY — a dull day is a grey day.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'woman' → HER'woman' → HER — the feminine pronoun.
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Synonym
Synonyms spotted: 'running' → ON'running' → ON — 'the show is on/running'.
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Assembly
ON + GREY + HER = GREYHERON