Lovatts Colossus 303

[annie49]

Can anyone please help with this clue
186d Partner (2,5) d? f???o
TIA

[dannyk13]

De facto

[mallyh]

de facto?

[fiction-factory]

de facto fits the pattern but not the clue

[Tilly2]

de facto fits ........?

[Tilly2]

Exactly, FF.

[fiction-factory]

sorry- wasn't questioning yours danny

[dannyk13]

For FF,divorce/defacto-relationships/3 May 2016 ... A de facto relationship is defined in Section 4AA of the Family Law Act 1975.

[fiction-factory]

Sorry, danny- I'm not convinced. De facto just means 'from the fact'. Maybe this isn't the full clue.

[Tilly2]

Well done, Danny.

[Tilly2]

It's not the best clue, is it?

[dannyk13]

More for FF
https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/your-relationship-status30 Jan 2017 ... We consider you and your partner are in a de facto relationship from the time you start living as a couple.

[Tilly2]

I have the invisibility cloak on today.

[dannyk13]

I can see you Tilly :-)

[Tilly2]

Good.

[Neveracrossword]

I don't know where the Lovatts crossword comes from, but Chambers gives 'de facto' as 'noun (Australian) a de facto husband or wife'.

[annie49]

Thanks everyone --I had thought of de facto -- but didn't think it fitted in this clue. Thanks again

[fiction-factory]

Thanks. Never seen this used as a noun- but i suppose language has moved on since the days when Latin was spoken here

[Neveracrossword]

Unless it's in an Australian publication, I don't like this clue very much!

[JJ109]

Dat is da fact, Oh

[dannyk13]

I have the term used for a partner here inn England,e.g he/she is my de facto.