CCCWC November competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 34

A clue to WASHINGTON.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	Cryptic reading is "Insert fodder into fodder delete altered fodder in definition". Doesn't work.
2.	Surface seems meaningless
3.	Interesting construction, but story is a bit random?