Duke quickly releases first note with reserve (9)
I believe the answer is:
distantly
'duke quickly releases first note with reserve' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'duke quickly releases first note' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'duke' could be 'd' and 'd' is found in the answer.
'first' could be 'ist' and 'ist' is present in the answer.
'note' could be 'n' (abbreviation) and 'n' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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