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gooner

26th January 2019, 11:46
25a "Tack in prison, badly defective" (5)

B?S?E

Any help much appreciated
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cerasus

26th January 2019, 11:48
Baste - tack

Bast (ill) e
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gooner

26th January 2019, 11:49
Thanks cerasus
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trebornotlaw

27th January 2019, 17:08
So does e mean prison? If so, how?
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malone

27th January 2019, 17:10
No, Bastille is the prison, take 'ill', badly defective, out of that and you're left with Baste, tack (a sewing term).
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trebornotlaw

27th January 2019, 18:42
Oh I see. Thanks for spelling it out for me.
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malone

27th January 2019, 18:56
You're welcome.
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