What does the cryptic crossword clue "Paragraph writer Saul half-heartedly starts being a bit ill (8)" mean?

The definition is "a bit ill". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). BEL (synonym="BEL") + OW (synonym="US writer Saul Bellow") + PAR (synonym="abbreviation for paragraph") = BELOWPAR; definition: "a bit ill" The answer is BELOWPAR.

Paragraph writer Saul half-heartedly starts being a bit ill (8)

Independent Cryptic #12049 | 21 Across | 2025-05-22 flower

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