The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 6: Being out of work without a penny, it can be boring! (6)

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A clue to A “GMT” word (Letters Latent).
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.I prefer this indication of ILE over the variations on ELI below – but am not so happy with the definition
2.Excellent surface.
3.Spoiled slightly by "out" and "without" ("penniless" instead of "without a penny"?), but the most interesting of the boring clues.