Printer's devilry

Printer's devilry is a major cryptic crossword variant in which the clues do not contain a definition or wordplay, but suppose instead that a certain sentence has had a certain word or phrase removed by the "printer's devil", and after shifting the letters about and taking some punctuational liberties, provide the resulting sentence as the clue itself. The solver must then ascertain exactly what the printer's devil removed, such that replacing it in the sentence and shifting the letters about once more results in a meaningful and grammatical sentence. Standand cryptic crossword puzzles do not include printer's devilry-style clues, but "higher tier" crosswords such as the Listener may include them without warning, though the norm is to provide a brief explanation of their mechanics and forewarning of their presence.