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Brazen
volte-face
about
poem,
‘Polecat’
(7,6)
Brazen volte-face about poem, ‘Polecat’ (7,6)
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How the clue works
The definition is Brazen volte-face — REVERSE FERRET being that wonderful journalistic term for a shameless U-turn. For the wordplay, RE meaning about is placed before VERSE meaning poem to give you REVERSE, and then Polecat hands you FERRET to finish it off.