CCCWC January competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 46

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

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Comments on the clue

1.	"Initial aversion" is not "a"
2.	Surface needs work to make it sound natural
3.	Nice try but doesn't work accurately: a = 'aversion's initial' , and the words / letters have been or are 'engineered'.