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Welcome to our weekly 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. Feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help or to ask another poster to explain theirs.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue - please include the post number and please also refrain from commenting on entries until voting has finished. The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition.

Your clue should be posted by 1:00 pm on Friday 1st March, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8:00 pm. The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie and may tweak the rules if necessary. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week’s challenge is:

PILE (4)

Have fun!

PS I’m going to be out during the day tomorrow, but you all know what happens on the stroke of 1:00pm. I’ll do my best to wrap things up by close of play on Friday, but my apologies in advance if it slips to Saturday morning.

Heap very uncomfortable to sit on! (4)

Irrational to the French and painful in the end(4)

Harrison made his when Pardon won(4)

From a 'Banjo' Paterson poem

Sanctimonious, the French - a pain in the arse (4)

The same three lose the right to display stack (4)

Accumulate political inaccuracy? (4)

Harrison got his in the ring(4)

(see reference below)

Stake in pupil education perhaps? (4)

Carpet surface induces silent rest (4)