The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC October competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 14: chow {chow} del + act/ ion reverse 1st word minus 2nd word

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A clue to CHOCTAW.
9 comments refer to this clue (from 9 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Did you mistakenly put your random ramblings in the wrong place?
2.I'm all for challenging clue-writing conventions, but this takes it too far
3.A most odd surface reading
4.Seems this blueprint wouldn't have worked anyway – CTA is not a reversal of ACT
5.Didn't figure this one out at all
6.Complicated and incomplete.
7.Erm?
8.I shall let everyone else comment.
9.The wordplay is supposed to be an encoded form of the explanation, not a restatement of it. Also where is the definition?