Grass finally, after bad day, raked (7)
I believe the answer is:
strafed
'raked' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'grass finally after bad day' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'bad' indicates an anagram.
'day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
The final letter of 'grass' is 's'.
'after' is an anagram of 'trafe'.
's'+'trafe'+'d'='STRAFED'
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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