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A competition to compose the best cryptic clue, judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like and everybody is welcome to have a go.

Please feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help.

Everybody who enters may vote for their favourite clue - please include post number.

The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition.

Please post your clues by 1pm Friday when voting opens - deadline 9pm.

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

It is customary for the setter to award an online prize when declaring the winner.

The answer to be clued this week is: LIME (4)

Citrus Harry? (4)






(It's possible that I won't be in to vote - don't wait for me)

20% off British fruit (5)

Top and tail ugli and melon, it reveals another fruit (4)

Crime victim helped by juvenile detectives to return this fruit. (4)



(Reference to Kastner's "Emil and the detectives")

Trap someone in a house on Commercial Road (4)

Cor blimey town goes green (4)

Stretch backwards, end over; this'll counteract acid (4)

Not unknown for American to label Englishman a fruit (4)

A fruitfully sublime way to beat scurvy, now get off the bus!! (4)