The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC August competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 27: Freeze credit for new head of school leaving students expressing dismay

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Comments on the clue
1.'leaving students' is redundant other than to facilitate the surface reading.
2.I don't see why "leaving students" is included, and "expressing dismay" is wrong part of speech.
3.Perhaps 'producing student's dismayed expression' would be better ? (see 28)
4.unsound: needs e.g. freeze with credit for new; and what's 'leaving' doing?
5.'leaving students'?
6.I like the substitution but 'leaving students' is superfluous and the definition seems inaccurate