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[amtaff]

Unsure of two-help please.
4d.Strip:riotous conduct with removal of article(4). RAN?
12d.Organ's brought up for string band(5). STRA?

[beejay1124]

12 strap

[amtaff]

Thanks. Any idea on the other one?

[beejay1124]

ring ?????

[amtaff]

No-I'm pretty sure it is RAN?. Thanks anyway.

[beejay1124]

ok--

[baitress]

could it be rank?
ransack less sac(article?)
rank can be a strip or file as in soldiers

[bibblebub]

another possibility is RAND which Chambers gives as "a strip, esp. of flesh or leather" but it's too early in the day for me to think what word for 'riotous conduct' would be needed

[amtaff]

Thanks. I'd seen the "rand" entries in Chambers but can't see how it works either.

[roslyn251254]

RANDAN is the riotous behaviour

[amtaff]

Thanks Roslyn and all who answered