CCCWC May competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 21

A clue to IRONSIDE.
6 comments refer to this clue (from 6 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	This works for me, particularly with the ? which doesn't jar at all in the surface. Very clever.
2.	Clue-writer might have got away with 'Fe-line', but not this, unfortunately
3.	Nice def, but 'Feline' is a bit too cheeky for me!
4.	Very ingenious, but a bit too cheeky for me.
5.	Good idea, but line=side isn't very obvious in itself.
6.	Nice surface, but yes, cheeky!