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Peer Review 770

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 clues before voting opens. Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Friday October 9th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 6 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite 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 is:

SIDE EFFECT (4,6)

Have fun and good luck!

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Fetid feces could be an unexpected outcome (4,6)


Doubly sorry - it only works with US spellings, and ....

If feeds etc get disrupted this might happen (4,6)

Team event causes rash (4,6)

Consequence of team result (4,6)

Impact on left or right for instance - the other way round (4,6)

City or united maybe with consequence you might not like (4,6)

Drug risk is reversed ethically at first with force to stop deformity (4,6)

IS (rev) then E F in DEFECT

Port perhaps with half setter etc about might not be wanted (4,6)

Port = side + (reg) eff+etc*

Consequence of bank letter is mind-altering (5,6)

BANK EFF ECT