The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC November competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 14: Flip Wilson lost soccer ball to Beckham (8)

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A clue to TURNOVER.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Too much has been sacrificed in the cryptic reading here for the surface reading to work. Where do Wilson and Beckham feature?
2.Very clever! What you see is what you get!
3.Def. needs to match part of speech of solution (noun), so "losing" might work. You also need to indicate def by example by a ? or e.g.