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[Carrottop]

Odd coppers almost late etc trump hand? Thanks

[dannyk13]

Trump card

[fiction-factory]

How many letters please and do you have any?

[mac44]

trump card

[fiction-factory]

Ah- so that wasn't the exact clue

[Svejk]

The mysteries of clue posting, eh, factor.

[fiction-factory]

I suppose it doesn't matter as all posts get answered

[mac44]

odd is RUM, PC is copper, inside ***(y)

[dannyk13]

Parsing:- rum(odd) &pc(copper) inside ***(y) (nearly late)

[dannyk13]

t a r d

[fiction-factory]

tardy minus the Y.
It's good fun trying to work out the clue from the answers

[mac44]

I don't know why T, A, R, D(y) was blanked.

[dannyk13]

EDs word checker gone mad.

[aelmpvw]

what's the problem with t a r d ? :-)

[mac44]

I think ED needs a new word checker.

[Davemano]

I was thinking ETC TRUMP HAND was part of the clue.

[Svejk]

As would anyone, dave. (that didn't have the crossword/ answers in front of them.

[Carrottop]

Of course!! Silly me thank you. Now I can sum it.