The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 9: Cinematic device that compels initially with nonsense, by and large

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A clue to MACGUFFIN.
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1.By and large, innovative. But ‘in the main’ is not the same as ‘in main’. Also, ‘nonsense’ in wordplay has root issue, imho.