The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC June competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 11: Cliff sung one version. The boy (no bachelor) joined in (3,5,4)

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A clue to THE YOUNG ONES.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Doesn't work as (semi-)& lit as "Cliff" is not in wordplay but not a definition, even if whole clue is
2.The surface needs ‘sang’ not ‘sung’.
3.Nice play on Bachelor Boy, but sung is grammatically wrong