The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 49: Simply dressed in plaid jeans, dismissing fashion

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A clue to PLAIN-JANE.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.'dismissing' is too libertarian, and 'fashion' won't work unless it's a direct instruction to shape something (before, not after the fodder)
2.I'm not comfortable with deconstructing words like this.
3.Liked the 'lift and separate' technique used. Unfortunately in my book, fashion needs to be used in the imperative and preceding the fodder