Fellers taking the lead from those who sleep (9)

Independent Cryptic #12095 | 14 Across | 2025-07-15
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

Fellers taking the lead from those who sleep <s> LUMBERERS (=those who sleep); “taking the lead from” means first letter is dropped; the “fellers” of the definition are people who fell trees!

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