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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 wish and everybody is welcome to have a go.

Feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help, or ask another setter to parse their clue.

Everybody who enters may vote for their favourite clue. Please include the post number.
Also, please refrain from commenting on entries until voting has begun.

Please post your clues by UTC 12:00 noon Friday, May 8th, when voting opens.
Voting deadline – 22:00 same day

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The entry with the most votes wins and its composer hosts the next week's competition.
The host has a deciding vote in the event of a tie and may change the rules, & times, if necessary.
It is customary for the host to award an online prize when declaring the winner.

The answer to be clued is: OUTSTARE (8)

Don't blink or statue moves. (8)

Look long and hard at cricket team from stand. (8)

(Stand is latin for stare, as in stare decisis, stand by decisions).

Gaze longer at said fire escape. (8)

Of course, I meant to write stare is Latin for stand. How I wish I could edit the post then I might not look so silly!

Moved to tears, Unionist admitted the cause of blinking defeat (8)

Peer begins to eat sour bananas (8)

Rotate us about, face down. (8)

Fix before it goes on the blink ?(8)

...got to agree with heathcliff about the edit here.

a minor detail nonetheless

Fix before it goes on the blink! (8)