Rarely alone? No, I’m one cub that’s been abandoned
(4,2,1,4,4)
Solution – Once
in a blue moon
It is important
not to take the question mark as the place where the clue divides. In fact the solution is a phrase meaning “rarely”
and is also made up from the rest of the clue.
It is a bit
tricky because “rarely” could have been a hint of an anagram and so can “abandoned”. In this case the solution is an anagram of “alone
no I’m one cub”. It is helpful when
working out what is part of the anagram to look at how many letters there are
in total in the solution and see what groups of words contain the same total
number of letters.
For a more detailed discussion of cryptic clues that involve anagrams, click here.
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