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Particular eastern king's introduction to a subject (6)

Ross

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primer

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'introduction to a subject' is the definition.
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'particular eastern king's' is the wordplay.
'particular' becomes 'prim' (prim can mean precise or particular).
'eastern' becomes 'e'.
'king' becomes 'R' (abbreviation of Latin rex).
'prim'+'e'+'r'='PRIMER'

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(Other definitions for primer that I've seen before include "Basic teaching book" , "First coat - book" , "Preparatory coat of paint" , "Educational book" , "Solitary" .)

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