Disadvantages of feather edges (9)
I believe the answer is:
downsides
'disadvantages' is the definition.
'feather edges' is the wordplay.
'feather' becomes 'down' (down is a kind of feather).
'edges' becomes 'sides' (I've seen this before).
'down'+'sides'='DOWNSIDES'
'of' is the link.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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