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Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition.

The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to a given word or phrase.

The winner of the previous week's competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current week.

The judge's decision is final and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to award a virtual prize to the winner.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome.

Clues should be submitted by 6.00pm BST on Wednesday 25th May with the winner being announced shortly after.

The challenge for Clueless 268 is...

DOING THE DISHES (5,3,6)

Good luck.

Working in a restaurant, serving the ladies? (5,3,6)

Washed up? Not quite (5,3,6)

With hindsight does taking ecstasy disrupt a household chore (5, 3, 6)

Result of non-payment when taking advantage of the buffet? (5,3,6)

Indulging in after-dinner laundry? (5,3,6)

Hide those dings to make a proper job of this (5,3,6)

Cooking - in this he dodges another kitchen duty (5,3,6)

Creating dinnerware in double basin perhaps? (5,3,6)

This dog - he dines out AND is washing up! (5,3,6)