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davey b | 07:26 Fri 31st Mar 2023 | Crosswords
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Parvenu's last? U?S?A?T
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Upstart,
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Thanks. Can anyone please parse?
a person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.
"the political inexperience of a parvenu"
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Thanks. Where does the word LAST come in?
is that the full clue - not sure how "last" fits
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That's the full clue.
All I could think of was that Upstart begins with U, parvenu's last (letter),
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Well done Nev. That's it.
U is the last letter and P is the start.
parvenU's last is UP's START qed
Thanks, DaveyB. I'm not a Stinker regular, so am not used to their clues.

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