The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 8: Distraught, three magi retreat as limitless Herod put mark on Bethlehem ensnaring stratagem (9,9)

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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.A fine surface reading but this would be very tough to solve.
2.Nice surface, apart from 'limitless'. 'Herod, without limits' might have read better.
3.Ensnaring stratagem? not sure what that implies.