Solution for 24 July cryptic crossword clue

Lie unhurt, surprisingly, describing onset of tsunami (7)
Solution – untruth


The first word of this clue is the definition part – ie it tells you what the solution will mean – obviously another word for "lie" can be "untruth".


"surprisingly" after "unhurt" is a clue that there is an anagram ie the letters in "unhurt" are mixed up to form another word – but here there are only 6 letters.  So we find that the first letter of "tsunami" ie its onset is in the middle of the anagram of "unhurt" – this is how you get to "untruth".


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