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[Rain Man4500]

15d - A name around trade union followed by a learner? It's the truth

A?T?A?I?E

All I can see is ACTUALISE but it doesn't make sense.

Answer and explanation would be appreciated.

Big Daves DT blog hasn't posted the hints/tips on today's puzzle yet so maybe they're stumped on the same one?

[annie49]

actualise

only reasoning I can see
actual-------Truth
TU Trade union
alise-----name

[sedge47]

It's actualite with name being cite

[Rain Man4500]

So are we thinking of actualite (French for news/current affairs) as a loose link to 'truth'?

[sedge47]

Chambers gives actualite as a jocular term for "the truth".
So the wordplay is:
A CITE (A name) around TU (Trade Union) and A L(earner)

[ironmonger]

ACAS trade union TU
L Learner
Lie not the truth
Just trying to help

[Rain Man4500]

Thanks all for your help.

Sedge gets the gold star though - cheers!!!

[BigDave44]

Rain Man

I can assure you that I wasn't stumped for any answers - just for the time to write them up!

Glad to know that you are a fan.

[Rain Man4500]

Dave

Rest assured I wasn't casting any doubts on your clue cracking credentials - just non-plussed when my normal lifeline was found, unusually, to be unavailable.

:o)