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Clue no. 32: Pleb: "It's reported I'm standing in front of Number Ten for too long."

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A clue to PROLIX.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.Homophone doesn't really work.
2.Clue 8 said the same more succinctly
3.Topical idea but clue construction unsound: "Prol" not a word so indicating a homophone won't work; "I'm" is too indirect for "I is"
4.Since 'prole' is monosyllabic, I don't find the homophone entirely convincing