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Solo
effort’s
last
seen
by
retiring
footballer,
giant
(8)
Solo effort’s last seen by retiring footballer, giant (8)
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How the clue works
The definition is giant, an elephant being an enormous creature. The wordplay takes the footballer Pele reversed ("retiring") to give ELEP, then adds HAN (from Han Solo) and T (last letter of "effort") to make HANT, giving ELEP+HAN+T.