The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 15: Family Fortunes is shot behind closed doors, Dennis eclat canned(11)

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

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Comments on the clue
1.Pity I S are not adjacent in DESTINIES. I think the additional anagram spoils the clue rather than adding extra credit
2.Would have been just fine without the last three words
3.What is thrown out is not IS but I S or IS*; I couldn't understand this clue overall, I'm afraid.
4.I don't understand the subsidiary part nor the need for it – it ruins what to me was a good clue