The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC Christmas Special competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 17: Food for animals, my cow for example

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A clue to XMAS Stocking Filler (2 defs. + wordplay).
4 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue
1.Creative but oh is not wordplay for my.
2.Wordplay for OH is required, not a definition.
3.Very neat – oh dear, I hadn't intended the pun – but see general comment on definition as s.i.
 
Comments on the competition
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Even if the rubric did not specifically rule out definitions as the s.i. (eg 17), that approach is, I think, rather a cop-out in this context.