The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC August competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 7: Could be Idris Elba's in audition for Hitchcock classic

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A clue to BLACKMAIL.
2 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Wouldn't this be better without the 's ? Good all the same
2.He's black, but to use him only for his blackness is like using Jane Austen, say, as a DBE for woman.