Heart of the matter (4)
'heart of the matter' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for core that I've seen before include "Planet's centre" , "Inmost part" , "Nucleus" , "Central part of an apple" , "essential element" .)
'heart of the matter' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for crux that I've seen before include "The most important thing" , "Core" , "Most important aspect" , "Particular difficulty" , "Pivotal point - cross" .)
'heart of the matter' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for meat that I've seen before include "Spam, ham, lamb etc" , "The flesh of animals as food" , "Ham, pork, chicken etc" , "Food for carnivores" , "grub, say" .)
'heart of the matter' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for gist that I've seen before include "The central point of anything" , "Substance of an argument" , "Central idea" , "Essential point or general sense of anything" , "The pitch on the matter" .)
'heart of the matter' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pith that I've seen before include "Spongy tissue like that lining an orange skin" , "White tissue under the rind of citrus fruit" , "Spongy tissue lining rinds of oranges, or the essential part" , "Soft tissue; essence" , "Citrus rind lining" .)