The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC January competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 28: I'd set up a workforce of women (6)

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A clue to DISTAFF.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Works fine as a down clue. The enumeration is both unnecessary and wrong, but I will ignore that when awarding points
2.Could be tightened by dropping "a".
3.Neat and simple – but is the surface reading gripping enough to outshine the other clues?
4.DI + STAFF were too obvious and thus overused