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brainiac | 11:18 Wed 19th Feb 2020 | Crosswords
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6d Head is safer with full protection from this (7)

Answer seems to be PARAPET, but I can't see any wordplay - is it just a description of what a parapet is?
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P?R?P?T
Can't see it either.
If last letter is wrong then porkpie (hat) would fit . could also involve porkpie as slang for lie.
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Thanks, danny. Strange clue
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Thanks, donny, but the T is okay, it's from 15a:
Gnomes inferior, second best or shattered (7)
which is STROBES - you have to be a Private Eye reader to understand that one!
Brainiac, I too thought this was an odd one! I did wonder if the 'head' in the clue was leading to a ruder meaning, quite common in Private Eye.
How about "persant" meaning a piercing , the head would be the usual part of the anatomy prefered by Private Eye.
I agree it's not a great clue but I think it's suggesting that if you're in a trench (as in WWI) with a parapet you're less likely to get your head blown off.
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Yep, as I thought, the clue is just a definition of a parapet. I was looking at 'peter' meaning 'safe' for ages, and trying to make something of it!
I think it's a reference to the phrase `put your head above the parapet'...

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