Strongman’s betrayer summoned back, left imprisoned (7)

Guardian Cryptic #29767 | 12 Across | 2025-08-07
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

An envelope (‘imprisoned’) of L (‘left’) in DELIAH, a reversal (‘back’) of HAILED (‘summoned’). The definition is a reference to the Bible story of Samson and Delilah in the Book of Judges.

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