CCCWC May competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 7

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Clue no. 7: Bigoted Frogs – God! – get this Englishman furious!

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A clue to ROSBIF.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 1 other)
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Comments on the clue

1.	Doesn't the anagrind (furious) need to be adjacent to the anagrist (God get rosbif)?
2.	This was one of the very few technically correct clues where all three crucial aspects of the definition (contemptuous, French, British) wer
3.	Definition seems to be between the anagram and its indicator.

Comments on the competition
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It seems to me that there are three essential aspects to the meaning of ROSBIF: it is a CONTEMPTUOUS term applied by FRENCH people to BRITISH people. On that basis, and rejecting clues that struck me as technically unsound, I found only four clues that I could honestly vote for (7, 28, 41, 53), plus some merits.