The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 9: Craven, with no head for courage, perhaps, but we hear their call against us (6)

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

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Comments on the clue
1.There seems to be two wordplays and no straight definition here
2.I don't think you can have a cryptic construction within the definition
3.Hiding the def inside wordplay and then referring back to it is doubly unfair on the solver