signposts

Noun

signpost (plural signposts)

1. A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
   • Dozens of signposts have been stolen, forcing the local authorities to put up the sign at a 2m height and embed it in theft-resistant concrete when putting up replacements.2020 November 26, Philip Oltermann in Berlin, “Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2021
2. (crosswording) A word or phrase within a clue that serves as an indicator, rather than being fodder.
   • In the first example — Dance revolutionised Burma — you know the middle word is the signpost as revolutionised is too long to be the fodder (or letters to scramble). […] And bang, out jumps RUMBA.2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words

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