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neversaydie | 19:17 Sun 13th Mar 2016 | Crosswords
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Catch half of shoulder-plate (4)
I have ?aul
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I can't see why
catch is the definition.
I can't see the rest though- I can't think of a word meaning shoulder plate that we then use half of
Paul

Pauldron
Piece of armour covering the shoulder. Usually large, covering the upper 1/3 of the torso.
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A pauldron is a shoulder-plate
But why paul
Maybe not.
Sounds like 'Pawl' - catch.
Didn't refresh apologies.
I am not sure where Catch fits in points to a 'soundslike'. Was Paula fisherman? Is clue exactly as printed?
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Ah - now I see thanks.
Half my answer didn't appear then and I was too late anyway. I'm still not sure though
it's in Chambers as an alternative spelling for pawl so no sounds like required
No, I saw my mistake, hence the apology - well found.
Haul is a catch, half of paul/dron
So does catch have two uses here -a synonym of pawl and a 'soundslike' indicator?
S(PAUL)DER

Catch homophone indicator and def?

okay- didn't refresh. Got it now bibblebub , thanks

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