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CLUELESS 741

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 donate a virtual prize to the winner.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome. Feel free to give an explanation if you think it might help. Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday July 2nd.

This week's challenge:

KILLER WHALE (6,5)

Good luck!

Future setters should note that a complete list of previously used words on Clueless, Peer Review and Weekend Peer Review is available at https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Just a heads-up; I don't finish work until 6 p.m. and get home about 7 p.m. so very unlikely I'll be able to post the result much before 8 p.m.

Main suspect in murder case (6,5)

Warlike hell chewed up main murderer (6,5)

Willy will leak her at sea (6,5)

Cetacean in for care (6,5)

Cora could be a marine predator (6,5)

CORA* = ORCA

Drink common margarine and turn into the terror of the seas (5,5)

SUP MARG = GRAMPUS

A large dolphin, thus often used to refer to the killer whale.

Large swimmer’s diet - drugs mixed with whiskey - fit for a relative? (6,5)

(KRILL E).* W HALE

No longer fifty, Carol becomes a predator (6,5)

(CAROL - L )*