How one knows at once someone's surprised? (4,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
from the start
'surprised?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'how one knows at once someone's' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'the' (both can introduce a definite example of something) and 'the' is present in the answer.
'someone' could be 'tart' (tart is a kind of someone) and 'tart' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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