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mike11111 | 14:02 Sun 01st Apr 2012 | Crosswords
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Calamity when lover's initial value is halved (8) D?S?R?S?

The only two words which will fit are distress and distrust. I favour the former but for the life of me cannot see the wordplay in this one.
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distress - 'mistress' (lover) with 'm' (thousand) replaced by 'd' (500)
d (m) istress
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Thank you, very clever. I consider myself quite good at cryptic clues but would not have got that one in a long time!

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