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Thank you, Paulh, for your choice and my prize. I'll delve into it later, as I'm off early to take my dog to the vet for a tooth extraction. Painful for him, and my wallet 💲
Chrise, from Chambers, No.1 is not noted as Australian

compo2 /kom'pō/
noun (pl com'pos)
1. Compensation for industrial injuries, paid out of a central fund (informal)
2. (unemployment) compensation, redundancy pay (Aust sl)

Chris, it’s where “Compo” in Last of the Summer Wine gets his name from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compo_Simmonite

thanks mattrom and jono - entriely passed me by

Well done Mattrom.
Thanks PaulH

Congrats, mattrom. I was not familiar with compo either, but I see my autocorrect is not flagging it, so it can't be that unusual. All the podium clues were excellent, and I did snicker at "sticky willy." Thanks for hosting, Paul, and for the mention.

Well done Mattrom and cheers Paul. Never let a good entry go to waste.

Congratulations, mattrom.