CCCWC September competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 44

A clue to MUNGO.
2 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	I'm afraid any clue using 'essentially' gets no points from me
2.	Essentially is a stretch of an indicator. Allowing it variable extent makes it more so (!). Magpie allows middle 1 or 2 letters.