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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 setter to parse a clue.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue. Please include the post
number but please refrain from commenting on entries until voting has begun.

Clues should be posted by 2.00 pm (GMT) on Friday March 29th when voting opens. Voting closes at 10:00 pm that evening.

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 and may change
the rules if necessary.

The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's answer to be clued is:

COUNTER (7)

Have fun and good luck!

Injure cornute buck (7)

Tell 'er someone like Bercow will admit nothing to Brenda. [7]

Check boat's other propeller, pulling head of pin (7)

Turn “eco” about buck (7)

Be against nobility and royalty (7)

Man not needed in supermarket (7)

Man as in gaming piece eg draughts (could be "counter")

Supermarkets have checkouts, not counters.

Basie, for example, has hesitation in composition - perhaps combining melodies is pointless? (7)

Trounce confused adder. (7)

Oppose noble queen. (7)

noble = Count