CCCWC July competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 21

A clue to MERCHANT.
2 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	why use 'completely' when clue works without it as well? because of the apostrophe?? ah, too much fairness. too much.
2.	Struggling to parse "hasn't completely lost heart (to)" – why "completely"?