Man and boy cast into the water by anglers? (7)
I believe the answer is:
gentles
'cast into the water by anglers?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'man and boy' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'gent' (gent is a kind of man).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'boy' becomes 'Les' (short for Leslie).
'gent'+'les'='GENTLES'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for gentles that I've seen is " Maggots used as bait".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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