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Dt27676 - An Explanation Please!

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Mick-the-Miller | 12:20 Thu 18th Dec 2014 | Crosswords
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Help please - I don't understand the answer.

2d - Spoils exotic allure by beginning to swear (7) - LAURELS - I understand the answer is an anagram of 'allure' and 's' - but what has it to do with the clue?

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spoils are winnings, as are laurels.
spoils and laurels are both words for honour and glory won for great achievement http://www.thefreedictionary.com/LAURELS
www.gaiaonline.com/marketplace/itemdetail/1126/ To the victor goes the spoils and he who is victorious shall receive his laurels
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Umm - yes I see - sort of - not one of their best!

Thanks anyway!
I agree, spoils usually means loot whereas laurel wreaths are what winning athletes get. So a victorious general might get both but they're not really the same thing.
one of the definitions for spoils in Chambers is prizes, therefore acceptable.

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