Those responsible for Liz Truss's failure (according to Liz Truss) hurtle around museum (9)

Q: What does the cryptic crossword clue "Those responsible for Liz Truss's failure (according to Liz Truss) hurtle around museum (9)" mean?

The wordplay uses a reversal. DEEPS (synonym="SPEED=hurtle, race; “around” indicates reversal") + TATE (synonym="=museum, in London") = DEEPSTATE The answer is DEEPSTATE.

Independent Cryptic #11898 | 3 Down | 2024-11-27 flower

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