Crossword Genius

French article about bats not tidied up yet (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unmade

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'not tidied up yet' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'french article about bats' is the wordplay.
'french article' becomes 'une' (indefinite article in French).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bats' becomes 'mad' (bats can informally mean mad).
'une' going around 'mad' is 'UNMADE'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for unmade that I've seen before include "(Of bed) in disarray" , "far from tidy bed like this" , "not in production" , "Beds could be so" , "Like a bed just vacated" .)

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.