Crossword Genius

When will house masters assemble? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amass

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

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

'when will house masters' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'will house' becomes 'ams' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'masters' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are controlled or mastered).
'as' going into 'ams' is 'AMASS'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for amass that I've seen before include "Assemble" , "run up?" , "Collect or gather" , "Sodium chloride" , "Get together" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.