Crossword Genius

Describe food store: elegant and English (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

delineate

'describe' is the definition.
('delineate' can be a synonym of 'describe')

'food store elegant and english' is the wordplay.
'food store' becomes 'deli' (I've seen this before).
'elegant' becomes 'neat' ('neat' can be similar in meaning to 'elegant').
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'deli'+'neat'+'e'='DELINEATE'

(Other definitions for delineate that I've seen before include "Sketch" , "Trace" , "Portray precisely - teen ideal (anag)" , "Precisely describe" , "Outline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.