His rise is postponed (3-4)
I believe the answer is:
lie-abed
'his rise' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
'is postponed' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'is' could be 'be' and 'be' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for lie-abed that I've seen is " Late riser".)
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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