The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC September competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 4: A very brave person, he sat in gases and lit

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A clue to LION-HEART.
6 comments refer to this clue (from 6 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Clearly not & lit., and the wordplay doesn't indicate that the gases are inside 'lit'
2.I want to like this more. It's a nice idea, but the use of 'lit' as an intransitive verb doesn't work for me, and there's no real indication
3.Can't see how this is an &lit?
4.'gases' too vague to indicate O, N, Ar(see clue 29 in April comp.)Overall container isn't properly indicated. Foolhardy rather than brave ?
5.I like the surface(!) BUT clue is unfair to solve: how does one guess that 'gases' = ONAr (and not NArO, HeXe, OXeN, etc, etc)?
6.Gases is too vague here, there are hundreds! This is not an & Lit. clue – only the first four words are the definition