Preserve former emperor after swapping tips for mummification (5,3)
I believe the answer is:
extra jam
'preserve' is the definition.
'former emperor after swapping tips for mummification' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'former' could be 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime) and 'ex' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for extra jam that I've seen is " Preserve following regulation".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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