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Thanks, ginge, and well done, aristo.

Well done Aristo - thanks for the mention Ginge

Thanks ginge, and for the mention.

Congrats aristo. Could someone parse it please? I sort of see the definition, but nothing else!

I've taken "to pour" as being "decant", with R for right replacing the first letter. I'm not wholly sure how the wordplay achieves that, though. I might be totally wrong.

Congrats to the great Greek playwright. Thanks for hosting, ginge, and for the mention. I hoped you would appreciate the device in light of the challenge you made last week.

Congrats aristo & thanks for the mentions & hosting ginge

I took it as "after the start, decant" so there's the ECANT.

I am not sure I am totally sold on the definition part of the clue, but then again no one asked me!

verb
say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
"heretics were burned if they would not recant"

The above is taken from simply googling recant which I trust justifies the definition ...
and as buddy above notes, wordplay is right = r + after it starts to pour = (d)ecant.

thanks for the explanations

Congrats Aristo - thanks for the mention and the challenge Ginge

As a definition by example I thought it needed a "say" or "e,g." but of course that would have ruined the surface.