13 Across(5, 3)
Remain on the right side of suspicious cook – porky but harmless? (5,3)
Guardian Cryptic #29997 by Dice · View full puzzle

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Definition: "porky but harmless?"
This is a charade - where different parts of the clue give you separate components that are joined together to form the final answer.
Look for a word meaning 'remain' that comes after something related to a suspicious cook. In Cluedo, one of the suspects is a cook - this gives you the first part. 'On the right side of' tells you where to place the 'remain' word.
Answer: WHITE LIE | WHITE comes from Mrs White (the suspicious cook from Cluedo), and LIE means 'remain'. 'On the right side of' indicates LIE goes after WHITE. A white lie is indeed a porky (rhyming slang: porky pie = lie) that's harmless.
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