CCCWC September competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 46

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

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Comments on the clue

1.	Very difficult for the solver, I'm not sure 'confuse' works as a substitution indicator
2.	It took me a while to get the wordplay, which is clever, but I still can't understand the surface reading