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Clue no. 10: Brass monkey with no hopes to circumnavigate America

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A clue to SOUSAPHONE.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue
1.Surface makes little sense
2.Ambiguous wording
 
Comments on the competition
1.
29 has a nice unifying theme and gets top marks. As one of the HAS/ONE/OPUS entrants I am hoping to find an edge over the others. Quite why a brass monkey ever had ambitions for a circumnavigation of America eludes me (see 10}.