CCCWC June competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 37

A clue to ORATES (Printer’s Devilry).
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	Both phrases have a good surface reading
2.	I really liked this idea. It's a pity the writer muddled their tenses to work in the definition
3.	Trying a little too hard to include a definition, which is not strictly required. The devilled version doesn't read smoothly