Terrible fear closed business that underwent this? (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
forced sale
'business that underwent this?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.
'terrible fear closed' is the wordplay.
'terrible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fear'+'closed'='fearclosed'
'fearclosed' with letters rearranged gives 'FORCED SALE'.
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I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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