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British_Olympics | 09:54 Tue 27th Nov 2012 | Crosswords
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Sack size reduced service (6)

This looks like BILLET for 'sack' with LET = 'service', but how is BIL 'size reduced' ? Grateful for help with this !
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Bullet(in)
09:55 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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bullet = bul(k) + let
09:56 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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? bil(lion)
09:56 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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Agree with BULLET
09:57 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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I like the wordplay for BULLET, but how does it = 'sack' ? Also agree with logophile, 'size reduced' could be BIL(LION). Any thoughts ?
10:06 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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Give someone an employee the bullet= to sack them
10:07 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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To sack someone you give them the bullet
10:08 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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Thanks guys - I think this one will hinge on the reference dictionary which is Chambers 2011. Neither bil = billion nor bullet = sack are in my old version, so I need to check them both in the latest edition - shall let you know the final verdict.
10:15 Tue 27th Nov 2012
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Bullet it is, thanks everyone !!
14:15 Tue 27th Nov 2012

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