Crossword Genius

Spectacles with rotten leg getting repair (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lorgnette

'spectacles' is the definition.
(lorgnette is a kind of spectacles)

'rotten leg getting repair' is the wordplay.
'getting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'repair' indicates an anagram (letters are fixed or repaired).
'rotten'+'leg'='rottenleg'
'rottenleg' anagrammed gives 'LORGNETTE'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for lorgnette that I've seen before include "Pair of spectacles on a stick" , "Pair of spectacles on ling handle" , "specs" , "Handle-mounted glasses" , "Eyeglasses with a long handle" .)

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