Crossword Genius

Do pigs eat odd bits of dal? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swindle

'do' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'pigs eat odd bits of dal?' is the wordplay.
'pigs' becomes 'swine' (I've seen this before**).
'eat' indicates putting letters inside.
'odd bits of' indicates alternate letters.
The alternate letters of 'dal' are 'dl'.
'swine' going around 'dl' is 'SWINDLE'.

(Other definitions for swindle that I've seen before include "Cheat (out of money)" , "Trick" , "Diddle, sting, twist" , "Fraudulent scheme" , "Con, defraud" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app