Pressure-lowering tablets hospital department wasted (3-5)
I believe the answer is:
ill-spent
'wasted' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'pressure-lowering tablets hospital department' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'pressure' could be 'p' (abbreviation) and 'p' is located in the answer.
'hospital department' could be 'ent' (abbreviation for Ear, Nose and Throat department) and 'ent' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ills' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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