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Hi Jono, the explanation given is as follows - OOMPHALOS
MOO(LOW)

Hi Jono, the explanation given is as follows - OOMPHALOS
MOO(LOW)

Good one 😊

moo(low) reversed, P (soft), Halos (light rings), def: The Navel

Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
"The skinny chaps feeling bugs (9)"
If BEANPOLES is the answer, I am unable to parse it. The answer may be different, I feel

chaps may be an insertion indicator, definition may be bugs, I feel

This is an extremely difficult clue, Bharat. The key is in understanding what the word “the” is doing at the start.

It will help to know that “the skinny” is US slang for inside information. Put a three-letter synonym of this into a six-letter Ancient Greek word for the quality that arouses pity, and you have your “bugs”

You were correct about chaps, as in cracks, being the containment indicator, and that bugs was the definition

Thanks quisling. Seeing my pathos, you have given me the gen.

Please help me in parsing / solving this cryptic clue -
"Distressed by strong rogue dominating extremely unassuming husband (7)"