The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC August competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 17: Good book edited by an Arab with a passion for the written word (11)

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

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Comments on the clue
1.'Edit' doesn't mean 'delete last letter'
2.Needs to be ‘one Arab’
3.Never heard of Iomani … Omani? I'd have thought an editor would not remove a letter to leave a non word – abridged might have been better
4.On the long side, but good wordplay.