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One voter to go. Two clear leaders but too close to call between them.

Raffles @ 2

Wil @ 11

Tyke @ 13

Amej @ 14

Geting @ 19

Geting @ 24

Thanks to the 12 entrants.
Feared it wasn't the greatest word, but there were many ingenious and funny clues. I was pleased to see Chinaski and Ry Cooder, among others. The prizes were chosen ahead of time, but there's a funny coincidence.

Seventeen clues got votes.

Bronze: wil @11 with 8 votes

Silver: geting @24 with 11 votes for the elegant acrostic I principally fetch and carry, tackle onerous tasks - usually menial

Winner: amej@14 with 12 votes for the brilliant Certainty back to uncertainty Jeeves?

Congratulations to amej. Thanks again for the entries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAG8K31ldZc Jeeves [I think I've posted this as a prize before, but it certainly fits]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL9kNvtdrNM&t=2s Oddjob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXI43zGeyu4&list=RDdXI43zGeyu4 Handy man (this is the version I've heard most often)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h1XZ0LzVg4 The title fits, at least

Congratulations on a well-deserved win Amej. Thank you Tyke for hosting - and the Jeeves and Wooster clip, and many thanks to all who voted for my various clues

Congrats Andy and many thanks to Geeker. Will watch the clips later. Thanks also for votes.

Congrats amej and thanks geeker.

Could someone explain Chinaski, please? I Googled, but didn't find anything relevant,

chris, Chinaski was the alter ego of writer Charles Bukowski, who worked a lot of menial / dead-end jobs. The AI blurb in response to Google search mentions this.

I've actually read a moderate amount of Bukowski's prose, but not his poetry. Likely to be a polarizing figure.

Congrats Amej. Thanks Geeker - enjoyed the clips (I could write a page about how Fleming got the name; Goldfinger).

Like Chris, I’m scratching my head, and also, as a big fan of Ry Cooder, I don’t get it!

Thanks to Tyke, Chris and Swarb for votes.

Well done amej and thanks geeker.

Thanks for the votes.

Thanks geeker