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Chris, how about the dash being a minus sign?
ie. train - a ?
That would give an anagram of "Rita" inside "tr (a) in
and the "damn" could be a part of the definition?
irritant = a damn nuisance (def)

Just a thought?

Good thinking, elle - that works!

Btw, Chris, I left you a message a way back on the PCT (post 12732) as we were all talking about Poole.......
and it put Swanage in my mind......I was asking you if you'd been there recently - and I couldn't think of the particular "Matravers" I wanted....?
I have remembered now , it was "Worth"!

I didn't see it, elle. Were you thinking of "The square and compasses"?

We've not been back. It's about as far as we can get from here and still be in England!

That's it!
Yes, The Square and Compasses"!