On a fully-rigged tall ship, the ____ staysail is positioned behind three jibs (11)
I believe the answer is:
foretopmast
'on a fully-rigged tall ship the staysail is positioned' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'behind three jibs' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'behind' could be 'for' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'for' is found within 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 Times.
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