CCCWC June competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 9

A clue to FAULT.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 1 other)

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Comments on the clue

1.	'has' being a weak indicator, lets this clue down a bit.
2.	excellent surface reading and "settled out of court" is superb
3.	I do like the idea here, but not happy with 'settled'. Faults are called when the ball lands, not settled?