MASTERMIND (10)

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Doctor hides a sin, burying a phrase close to heart that reveals the brains behind the operation (10)

Doctor = MD
hides = container indicator
a sin = A SIN
burying ... close to heart = container in the middle
a phrase = TERM
that reveals = connector
the brains behind the operation = def

M(AS(TERM)IN)D

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8405 Doctor hides a sin, burying a phrase close to heart that reveals the brains behind the operation (10) Doctor = MD
hides = container indicator
a sin = A SIN
burying ... close to heart = container in the middle
a phrase = TERM
that reveals = connector
the brains behind the operation = def

M(AS(TERM)IN)D
majickace 1
8416 Captain Fancy Plan (10) MASTER (captain, n.) + MIND (fancy, n., as in “changed my mind”) = MASTERMIND (plan, v., as in “to mastermind a heist”) Timwi 0
8425 Bulls and cows followers' king, now excavated, speaks (10) def: Bulls and cows follower (Bulls and Cows is a codebreaking game that inspired the board game "Mastermind.")
king = MASTER; now = positional indicator; excavated, speaks = "MINED" = MASTER + "MIND"
Marnix 0
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