The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC August competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 13: Doctor feels it leads to cancer, research documents have evidence (12)

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A clue to CHESTERFIELD.
4 comments refer to this clue (from 4 competitors, 0 others)
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Comments on the clue
1.the anagram works fine but the (lit.) def. is iffy (should ='smoking cigarettes') needing "e.g." with 'it'
2.Good idea, but needs to create a more precise definition
3.Almost as good as 44, but for the surface reading to work fully satisfactorily it would need to refer to they/Chesterfields (plural).
4.Using the cigarette brand as a 2ndary definition alongside a dictionary def. seems ok, but is it fair to just clue the brand alone?