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Recover
from
shock
of
upsetting
the
board?
(4,2,3,6)
Recover from shock of upsetting the board? (4,2,3,6)
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The whole clue is the definition (& lit or double definition).
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The whole clue is a cryptic definition of Recover from shock of upsetting the board?, the idiom meaning to restore order after a disaster. The wordplay relies on the literal image of upsetting a board game and then having to pick up the scattered pieces, playing on both senses at once.