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

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome.

Clues should be submitted by 7:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday 9th March with the winner being announced shortly after.

This week's answer to be clued is:

PRELUDE (7)
I would be grateful for explanations; without them I may well have to request help.

Have fun!

Introductory offer ? (7)

Hi Ros,
Read this one as a
Cryptic Def: 'offer' being something that starts things off.
with misdirection to bargain incentive

Chopin piece, perhaps, led pure arrangement. (7)

Anagram "arrangement" (led pure)

Wordsworth's poetry inspired by upland deer jumping and skipping (7)

a ref. to his famous blank verse
anag (jumping) of "upland deer" without (skipping) "and"

Thank you so much for the help, guys.

Foreplay led Peru astray (7)

Mixed up elder Honda (7)

Desire of a young girl screwed up elder characters (7)

(nickname of a Chopin prelude)

Put before olive cat perhaps (7)

Exordium led pure Doctor (7)