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brendan

23rd February 2019, 17:20
40d Spineless character, one originally called Ernest by dramatist (9) - COWARDICE

Can anyone explain the parsing? The only Ernest I can think of is Wilde's 'The Importance of being.....', but it's gets me nowhere.
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mamya

23rd February 2019, 17:23
(Noel) Coward + i (one) c(alled) e(rnest)

Coward - spineless (of) character
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mamya

23rd February 2019, 17:25
Cowardice - spineless (of) character
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brendan

23rd February 2019, 17:27
Excellent, many thanks Mamya.
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