Anagram indicator

churn

“churn” is an anagram indicator in cryptic crosswords.

An anagram clue gives you the exact letters of the answer in a jumbled order, plus a word that signals the mix-up — words suggesting disorder, change, or breakage.

Clue types
Anagram
Forms
churn, churns, churned, churning
Subtlety
moderate
Part of speech
verb, adjective, participle
Themes
movement, cooking
Worked example

Output: top curd churned (7)

Answer: PRODUCT

Definition: "Output" — something made or yielded. "churned" signals an anagram. The fodder is "top curd" (7 letters). Rearranging T-O-P-C-U-R-D gives PRODUCT.


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