CCCWC November competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 3

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Clue no. 3: All Blacks record on Talk Sport

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A clue to LOCK STOCK AND BARREL.
6 comments refer to this clue (from 5 competitors, 1 other)
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Comments on the clue

1.	I don't think sport works as an anagram indicator.
2.	A nicely convincing short one. Refreshingly different from the majority of efforts.
3.	I like the surface reading but the angrind doesn't quite work.
4.	Slightly topical, and original.

Comments on the competition
1.
There were some fiendishly complicated essays here, so I went for anagrams that offered some sort of surface meaning, beginning with 3and 37. One of those to shun is 1 because it clues three bits separately, by taking out the 'and' when a clue for the whole phrase is required.
2.
Overall best clues I've seen for a while. Particularly liked 43 and 3