24 Across(5)
Delicate international agent put on weight (5)
Guardian Cryptic #30000 by Arachne · View full puzzle

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Definition: "Delicate"
This is a charade - multiple parts are joined together in sequence to form the answer word.
Break this into parts: 'international' gives you a standard abbreviation, 'agent' provides another word, and 'put on weight' means to add these together in order.
Answer: WISPY | WI (international abbreviation) + SPY (agent) = WISPY (delicate)
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