Not given the benefit of a warm reception (4,3,2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
left out in the cold
'a warm reception' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'not given the benefit of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'not' could be 'nt' (synonyms) and 'nt' is found within the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' 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?
I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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