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Clue no. 12: For over sixty years, the English play their game lazily in retreat

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A clue to MOUSETRAP / HERMITAGE (Right & Left).
3 comments refer to this clue (from 3 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue
1.I liked the way these two parts ran together
2.no wordplay for 'Mousetrap'?
3.The play is 'The Mousetrap' not 'Mousetrap' (see clues 22 and 33 which manage to get round that)