Belgium getting the wooden spoon? Darn! (5)

Independent Cryptic #11396 | 6 Across | 2023-04-21
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

B (abbreviation for Belgium) + LAST (getting the wooden spoon = a joke prize for a last-placed competitor). Those familiar with the work of Douglas Adams may appreciate the association of “Belgium” with swear-words, though I don’t know if that’s what Phi intended.

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