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CLUELESS 167

Welcome to CLUELESS - our original clue-setting competition.

The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to the answer given below.

The winner sets the answer to be clued and judges the entries next week.

Please do not make any comments until after the winner has been declared.

You may enter as many clues as you like and please parse complicated wordplay.

Everybody is very welcome to have a go - deadline 6pm Wednesday 18 June.

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

The CLUELESS 167 challenge is:

RETROGRADE (10)

Regret road, in a way - a backward step? (10)

(Apologies in advance)


Tar rogered doctor backwards. (10)

Decadent Trader Joe gives up Japan & takes over Greece(10)

Fashion producer (10)

Quick upgrade

Backed fashion producer (10)

Derogatory serb clumsily removes boys from retreat (10)

Short return & advantage Federer - misplaced backspin? (10)

Sadly retarded, ergo noted backward (10)

Gartered or degenerate? (10)