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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 the post number.

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

Please post your clues by 1pm tomorrow, Friday 16th May, when voting opens - deadline 21.00 that evening.

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

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

The answer to be clued this week is:

GERMINAL (8)

Have fun

A novel month in its early stages (8)

Growing up? Malinger about

Earliest syphilis? (8)

"Shooting up" is not harmful to me apart from onus to fight in a frenzy (8)

Arm in leg? Well, it's a start. ( 8)

end of the line for hitler youth? (8)

Zola's promising novel (8).

Novel about galled miner, led astray? (8)

Immature Reg turned around a short time before little Alan appeared (8)