Cryptic type clue
She loses me measuring acid of insect, which is a large animal? [8]
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Not fully worked out but I guess the answer is
ELEPHANT
Partial explanation:
'measuring acid of insect' gives pH + ant, so presumably "She loses me" indicates ELE somehow. I'd expect this would be something like a female name with ME (or I or TOM) removed but I'm not seeing anything...
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$\begingroup$ Probably ME+(First 3 letters of the answer) is a female name in the part of the world where the OP is at? $\endgroup$– SidMar 29, 2018 at 15:08
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$\begingroup$ Hmmmm think of a synonym for
me- you are nearly nearly there... $\endgroup$– tomMar 29, 2018 at 15:38 -
$\begingroup$ Ok bigger hint for final bit .... Imagine she is french $\endgroup$– tomMar 29, 2018 at 17:13
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$\begingroup$ Hmmm. Do you ask us to remove I from elle to get ELE? I hope not, because the capital I isn't an L. (And foreign words should be indicated, for example "In France, she ...") $\endgroup$– M OehmMar 29, 2018 at 17:37
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$\begingroup$ I'm guessing it's simply rot13(Ryvr - v = Ryr). $\endgroup$– StatmanMar 29, 2018 at 18:11