How close the would-be thief is to the jeweller's window? (6-5)
I believe the answer is:
stones-shhoo
'would-be thief is to the jeweller's window?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'how close the' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'close' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
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