CCCWC February competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 2

A clue to LIFEBOAT.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	Inconsistency in relevance of indefinite and definite articles.
2.	Nice clue but flawed; the 'def.' is incorrect. It's an example, so needs indicating with "maybe", "e.g.", etc.
3.	A good surface, and 'stole' is clever.
4.	Surface meaningless