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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 10:00 pm BST on Wednesday 12th. of April with the winner to be announced shortly after.

This week's answer to be clued is

BROADSIDE (9)

Have fun and please parse your clue unless it is blindingly obvious.

Verge of secondary route could be destructive (9)

B ROADSIDE

Radio Beds composed a diatribe (9)

Anagram "composed" Radio Beds (a local radio station here, strictly "Beds, Bucks and Herts"), "broadside" in the metaphorical sense

Sideboard could be fashioned from this part of a ship (9)

Shelling a bank in Norfolk? (9)


Double definition.

Dames fish - from this part of the ship? (9)

"Dames" - BROADS, "fish" - IDE

Do sea birds singly manipulate the bombardment? (9)


Definition - bombardment
Anagrind - manipulate
Anagram fodder - DO SEA BIRD (singular of birds)

Does braid get plaited in the crossfire? (9)

Discharge of the way into second song (9)


Definition - discharge
ROAD (way) inside B-SIDE (second song)

Floozy and team get together in shower (9)