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bluemoon2

10th July 2010, 22:45
Please help with my last unsolved clue!

25A) Secretive person's scource of profit (6)

I have 0-S-E-. I'm hazarding a guess at Oyster but I cant rationalise it!
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jimc

10th July 2010, 22:50
Hi.

Double meaning, I think.

'oyster' can mean an extremely secretive person - and also can have a pearl in it (source of profit?).

JimC
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bluemoon2

10th July 2010, 23:06
Many thanks JimC. You have persuaded me to go with this one!
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jimc

10th July 2010, 23:14
The 'secretive' meaning of 'oyster' is probably better expressed as 'uncommunicative'.

JimC
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