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Whence comes Laconian's first instalment? (6)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.kayakamina I find that OVIEDO is a town in N. Spain and has nothing to do with the clue.
In fact, ulysses100 had solved it, but was ignored! The clue is for a solution of SPARTA (not OVIEDO).
Reading the first half of the clue, we have "Whence comes Laconian" = SPARTA.
The second half of the clue reads " 's first instalment" where first instalment is "Part A"!
This is a beautifully crafted clue - for SPARTA!!!!!!!
I wonder just how much time we all spent on this false clue? Well done ulysses (the greek?)