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Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1303 Saturday July 27Th 2019

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Bozzer | 12:46 Sat 27th Jul 2019 | Crosswords
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is 14ac “A bit of retail promotion with article seen to be tasteless “ “snaffle”?
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Thanks. Why?
Not sure of all the parsing though- I can see naff is s(a)le but wouldn't that need to be WITHOUT article?. Maybe I have the wrong end of the stick
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I can’t see the parsing
naff(tasteless) ? inside s(a)le ?
Yes, I meant naff in s(a)le but don't see why we remove the 'a'
Snaffle (bit [horse]) - 'naff' replaces 'a' (article) in 'sale'
a snaffle is a bit
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Just realised a snaffle is a bit when it’s in a horse’s mouth. Thanks everyone
Yes I was always happy with the definition. Does the 'promotion ' indicate it takes the place of the 'a'?
The article (a) is seen to be naff (tasteless)
lik 13.55 has it
Okay, got it thanks- although seems a little too contrived for my liking, lie-in king and others.
I thought it was a clever clue! I spent too long looking for 'a bit of retail promotion' rather than just 'a bit'.

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