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Slogan arises after opening of British base (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bottom

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'base' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'slogan arises after opening of british' is the wordplay.
'slogan' becomes 'motto' (synonyms).
'arises' is a reversal indicator (I've seen 'arising' mean this).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'opening of british' becomes 'b' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'motto' in reverse letter order is 'ottom'.
'ottom' put after 'b' is 'BOTTOM'.

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(Other definitions for bottom that I've seen before include "Lowest point - weaver" , "Base; Shakespearean character" , "Mechanical" , "Athenian weaver (AMND)" , "Shakespearean weaver" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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