CCCWC May competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 60

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

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Comments on the clue

1.	Interesting wordplay idea, but I can’t find any evidence that ‘Romans’ = Roman numerals
2.	'avoiding romans' new to me, but I quite like the idea – surface doesn't quite click though
3.	The surface unfortunately makes no sense.