CCCWC June competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 2

A clue to ORATES (Printer’s Devilry).
2 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	Interesting manipulation of the passage, but the undevilled version is a little too strange for me.
2.	A rather strange surface, and I don't think a seeded crumpet exists