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[SirCreamy]

Stumped! A parasite of course(4)?o?t

[Jackdaw33]

Tout?

[bunkmoreland]

Host?

[SirOracle]

I would go with Jackdaw here.

[SirCreamy]

I Go with Host...A Parasite is a Host..This Makes Sense!

[Jackdaw33]

No, a parasite lives on a host, the two are opposites

[bunkmoreland]

Thank you Sir,my reckoning too.

[SirCreamy]

Correct Jackdaw...Still Baffled..Tout dosen,t really fit either!

[SirCreamy]

What about "Wort" as in Mistletoe?

[Jackdaw33]

Out as in in cricket but I can,t explain the T

[1ozzy]

That's my opinion Jack, if "stumped" is part of the clue.

Can't explain the "T" either

[SirCreamy]

Stumped is not part of the clue! My own expression! A parasite of course is full clue!

[SirOracle]

It is a straight meaning of the word "tout"

Chambers - someone who hangs about racing stables etc. to pick up profitable information.

[bunkmoreland]

Another guess ....Root?

[1ozzy]

Sir O has explained it perfectly. [Not heading south today Sir O, more so west;-)]

Makes it a bit difficult Sir C when it's all on one line to decide which bit is the clue.

[SirCreamy]

SirOracle You are Right... The Course is the Connection...Horse Racing!

[SirCreamy]

Apologies for the Mislead Folk... Late Night...Thank You all for getting to the bottom of this!

[1ozzy]

Sleep well Sir C.

[SirCreamy]

Night Ozzy!

[SirOracle]

Iozzy.....Yes changed direction and have moved from Longchamp to Leopardstown. :-)

[fiction-factory]

I should have read all the comments. I'd been working on the basis that the answer would contain OUT (stumped- cricket)