Defeat in debate with no opening for amused response (8)

Independent Cryptic #12098 | 8 Across | 2025-07-18
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

s LAUGHTER (demolish in argument; defeat in debate) excluding (with no) S ( the first letter [opening]) S

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