Reporters wore thyme in the early forties (7)
I believe the answer is:
wartime
'thyme in the early forties' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for wartime that I've seen is " Eg, nineteen thirty nine to nineteen fourty five".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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