The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 49: Royal charge had new admiral lose badly in nation's borders

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A clue to NELSON / PRINCE (Right & Left).
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Surface doen't seem to make much sense.
2.Very well constructed. My only quibble is that admirals usually lose outside the nations borders!
3.Wordplay works, but you'd expect an admiral to lose at sea, not inside the nation's borders – unless it was an election?
4.Not keen on ‘had’ as a containment indicator. Admirals usually lose badly outside a nation’s borders.