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CLUELESS 674

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue-setting competition. The idea is to compose a cryptic clue for 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 donate a virtual prize to the winner.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome. Feel free to give an explanation if you think it might help. Clues should be submitted by 7:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, 13th March.

This week's challenge is:

COLLATERAL (10)
Future setters should note that a complete list of previously used words on Clueless, Peer Review and Weekend Peer Review is available here https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Guarantee to pass to the side (10)

col - pass, lateral - to the side

Local alert reissued as assurance (10)

Dependent on Coke - drunk later by the litre (10)

LATER in COLA +L

Call later or arrange takeaway, wasting money (10)

Rhubarb not included - yet

Security alert put out after local disturbance (10)

Old Liberal owned by criminal LA cartel as a guarantee (10)

Retreating, soak everything in fuel, resulting in some sort of damage potentially (10)

RETALL reversed in COAL

Spread teal collar for uncle's security (10)

American's clumsy attempt at UK slang ("uncle" as pawnbroker)

Rival students at Exeter fringe fall into depression (10)

LL AT E(xete)R all in COL