Gutted after kicking dearest vice (11)
I believe the answer is:
eviscerated
'gutted' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I cannot see how they can define each other.
'kicking dearest vice' is the wordplay.
'dearest vice' can be anagrammed to 'EVISCERATED'.
But, I'm not sure how this is indicated.
'after' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for eviscerated that I've seen is " drawn".)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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