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Weekend Peer Review 346

Welcome to our weekend competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants. You may enter as many clues as you like, and 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 clues before voting closes.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday 21st June when voting opens. Voting closes at 6 pm (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenges are:-

RHETORIC (8)
or
RHETORICAL (10)

Weekend rules: Each entrant has up to six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!

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It could be richer to use eloquence (8)

Pompous Charlie gets lost on mountain

TOR in CHARLIE^

Eloquence about erotic blood factor (8)

anag(EROTIC RH)

Rich outsiders with erotic fantasy employ clever use of the tongue (8)

R[ic]H + EROTIC*

Amazingly rich English oral tradition, originally stylistic (10)

Gable’s Butler with historical following, this time gone with the wind. (10)

RHET(t)(his t) ORICAL

Confused chortler gets in corny state for effect (10)

Anag of chortler + IA (Iowa the corn state)
For effect - rhetorical

Ornate heroic art smashed by learner driver (10)

The eloquent Mr Butler has no time for rusty Roman armour (10)

RHET (T) LORICA*