Watch over river, one that’s home to eagles (5)

From Times Cryptic 5220, 8D —

8D — Watch over river, one that’s home to eagles (5)EYRIE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'home to eagles' — The definition is the phrase at the end describing where eagles live.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'over'
  • Operation
    'over' signals a container operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Watch river, one'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'Watch' → EYE
  • Abbreviation
    Abbreviations spotted: 'river, one' → RI
  • Assembly
    EYE + RI = EY(RI)E

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