Thus conductor accepts blame (5,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
faces the music
'conductor accepts blame' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'thus' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'thus' could be 'sic' (synonyms) and 'sic' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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