CCCWC May competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 4

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

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Comments on the clue

1.	Not much of a surface reading here
2.	The wordplay works but the surface doesn't really make sense.
3.	It has to be an Englishman in FRANCE, and there must be some indication that the reference is contemptuous.