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Peer Review 722

Welcome to our friendly competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like. Everyone is welcome, particularly new entrants. Feel free to explain your clue, if you think it will help, or to ask another entrant to parse their clue. However, please don't comment on the merit of a particular clue before voting opens. Clues should be posted before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday Nov 7th when voting opens. Voting closes at 6 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favorite clue, indicating that entrant's name and clue number. The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition. The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's challenge:

PLOT (4)
or
LOSE THE PLOT (4,3,4)

Have fun and good luck!

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Pilot drops me to land (4)

Pest to confuse Othello (4,3,4)

(I just ran in to post this, raffles - hope it's not too similar!)

Aviator lost me - and this too? (4)

Sound by me Chris.

Ta, raffles

This is a bit too niche to win but, having lived for many years in Cardiff, it would be remiss of me not to enter it.

Part of Cardiff abandoned by saint. It's a conspiracy. (4)

There is an area of Cardiff that was glebe land or, God's Plot. Like blimey and strewth this has transmuted into SPLOTT.

Go bust consuming power - blow a fuse! (4,3,4)

Lose the (p)lot

Twisted Topol lost nothing in this parcel of land (4)

TOP(O)L*

Pistol propellant holds back gunpowder (4)