The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC August competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 46: What chest x-ray reveals is grim: lump inside

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A clue to STERNUM.
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Comments on the clue
1.nice def, though I'm not a fan of "X inside" to mean "inside of X"
2.For me, 'lump inside' cannot indicate UM (whereas 'lump's inside' could).
3.Novel word play with well-disguised definition.
4.Great surface but 'lump inside' looks dubious for UM: surely it's lump's inside'
 
Comments on the competition
1.
Not easy to clue given the limited number of suitable synonyms (which for me does not include 'breast'). Some labyrinthine word play in long clues which did not appeal to me, nor seem to be standard cryptic format. Credible surface stories were not that easy to find among valiant attempts to spice up the anagram fodder or disguise the definition. For me the oustanding clues were 24 26 and 46 which in their different ways ticked all the boxes needed for an excellent clue with {24} just shading it.