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Welcome to our weekly competition to compose a cryptic clue, to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like and everyone is welcome.

PLEASE PARSE so time-poor people don't miss some gems!

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue. Please include the post number but please refrain from commenting on entries until voting has begun.

Clues should be posted by 1:00 pm local UK time on Friday 16th June, when voting opens. Voting closes at 10:00 pm that evening.

The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets the next challenge.

The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie and may change the rules if necessary.

The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week the challenge is to provide a cryptic clue for (you may notice a theme appearing this week) is;

JEREMY CORBYN (6,6)

Have fun and good luck!

Heartless men jeer. Cry, boy. (Sadly, he came second.) (6,6)

Forgot to parse ...

Anagrind: sadly
Fodder: m(e)n + jeer + cry + boy
Def: he came second

He's got plans for a jerry-built house (6,6)

Cryptic definition

He knows she was clueless this week (6,6)

Cryptic def

Unsterile receptacle for apple remnants called a "party fixture"? (6,6)

First person in Calais on "Goodness Gracious Me" fruitlessly? No, he seemed happy with the result (6,6)

"he seemed happy with the result" - definition
"First person in Calais" - JE, "on" - RE, "Goodness" - MY
"Gracious Me" - COR B(LIME)Y, "No" -N

Alleged mugwump distributed cyber money with Dallas oil baron (6,6)

Anagram of CYBER MONEY + JR

Supposedly atheist party leader shown no mercy by Journal of Religious Ethics circulation (6,6)

Anagram of NO MERCY BY JRE

My raunchy first remake of Romeo and Juliet with Beyonce could be a winner next time round (6,6)

"remake" - anagrind
Fodder - MY + R + R + J + BEYONCE
"could be....etc." - definition