[Clubber]

Ya that's a lot of bad luck or maybe it's just the industry you work in. I've worked (and currently work) at departments that require it from biz. We can send it back for refinement too, or just pick up the phone and ask questions, etc.

>they'll just want an estimate on how long it will take to get the spec right.

The people who want the estimates are the same people responsible for the spec, so you're actually pushing the problem onto where it belongs.