Hid A Rat

[janmar]

Cancer Care Trust - europe
hid a rat 5 letters

[Captain2]

What are we looking for in Europe?

[janmar]

a country, city or town

[mallyh]

iffy cadiz?

[Tilly2]

Blimey!

[mallyh]

the only other thing I can think of is rabat

[fiction-factory]

I can see CAD but not the rest

[janmar]

Thank you for both the suggestions.

[fiction-factory]

Rabat is in Morocco though in Africa not Europe.
Is this definitely the exact clue?

[kettledrum]

Split

[Tilly2]

Why Split, Kettledrum?

[fiction-factory]

Can you explain that please kettledrum?

[kettledrum]

I think the clue should be “hidE a rat”

Definition from Chambers:
A kind of rough suede made from an inner separated layer of hide.

[Jackdaw33]

To split means to tell tales or to rat.

[Tilly2]

...and the rat part?

[Tilly2]

Oh yes, Jack. Thank you.

[fiction-factory]

Okay thanks. I did ask if the clue was defintely right but janmar mustn't have seen it or had chance to check

[Tilly2]

I wouldn't have got that, even with the correct clue.

[jollyroger66]

I assume mallya meant the town of Rabat in Malta

[fiction-factory]

Thanks jollyroger. i didn't know of that Rabat before, so thanks. I still can't parse Rabat anyway. i think it must be Split if the clue does say hide not hid

[Jackdaw33]

Anther meaning of split is to suddenly depart, usually to lie low, so at a stretch it would fit hid as well.