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[Tom51]

19a abandoned clue for lily(6)l???l? Thanks in advance

[retrocop]

loinely

[dannyk13]

Lonely

[retrocop]

typo sorry lonely

[dannyk13]

L +i(one) + ly

[fiction-factory]

I can't see the word play for this

[fiction-factory]

I can see that the i in lily has been replaced by ONE but I can't see

[dannyk13]

FF, Parsed at 09.54

[fiction-factory]

and queried at 09:56

[dannyk13]

If you can't see it I am sorry.

[fiction-factory]

^ although my final few words didn't appear

[fiction-factory]

I can't see it and I know you are much better at these than most of us but please can you explain where in the clue there is an instruction/indication to replace the i with the word one?

[dannyk13]

No instruction to do so. Just a clue for Lily

[fiction-factory]

Perhaps you think I'm beyond help from your answer at 9:58 dannyk13

[retrocop]

Think I inadvertently parsed it in my typo. You get 1 and one in the same answer.
Generous to a fault.!!!! LOINELY :-)

[dannyk13]

Sorry FF but I just don't know any other way to parse it.

[fiction-factory]

Okay, I'm out of my depth. Thanks for trying

[Captain2]

FF - I can just about see it, but it must go down as a rubbish clue IMO

[fiction-factory]

But clearly it's obvious to some, Captain2. I'd never have got it.

[fiction-factory]

The Mail must like the clue as it's been used before

[retrocop]

Capn Then refuse to answer it.!! Morning all. :-)