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Welcome to Clueless number 754, 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. Please give an explanation if you think it might help. Clues should be submitted by 6pm (UK time) on Wednesday October 1st.

Today is Michaelmas, Feast of the Archangels. This week's challenge is:

ARCHANGEL (9)

Good luck!

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


Exalted plant in Russian port (9)

Triple

Tweak to make it a bit more specific:

Yellow mint, an exalted one, from Russian port (9)

Archangel, the plant, is a mint relative

''My Lord, Rasputin, the port is with you'' (9)

Large Alaskan port revitalised when nothing departs for Russian one (9)

(L ANCH(o)RAGE)*

Tweak to #5 as my logic may not be clear

Large Alaskan port suffers when nothing departs for Russian one (9)

City on a mission from God? (9)

Peculiar change lamps have spirit (9)

Strangely, Leach rang one of God's deputies (9)

Change household god to Gabriel's port (9)

Household god = LAR (Roman)

CHANGE LAR*