Crossword Genius

Statement about rule applied to eggs (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

avowal

'statement' is the definition.
(avowal is a kind of statement)

'about rule applied to eggs' is the wordplay.
'about' is a reversal indicator.
'rule' becomes 'law' (law is a kind of rule).
'applied to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'eggs' becomes 'ova' (I've seen this before).
'law'+'ova'='lawova'
'lawova' backwards is 'AVOWAL'.

(Other definitions for avowal that I've seen before include "Affirmed declaration" , "swear!" , "Open declaration or admission" , "Frank confession" , "clear pronouncement" .)

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