The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 15: Hamlet in Copenhagen battle was an armed strong hold leading to victory

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A clue to NELSON / PRINCE (Right & Left).
7 comments refer to this clue (from 7 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.A STRONGHOLD is not the same as a STRONG HOLD
2.I can't make sense of this
3.Neither clue is very cryptic
4.No wordplay. Hamlet was a 'strong hold'? Unconvincing surface and incomplete clueing
5.should be 'stronghold' surely?
6.I don't understand the wordplay for PRINCE, and 'leading to victory' is too woolly to get to NELSON
7.Only two definitions and no wordplay ?