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Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue-setting competition. (Starting a little earlier than usual as I will not be around on Tuesday morning).

The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to a given word or phrase.

The winner of the previous week's competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current week.

The judge's decision is final and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to award a virtual prize to the winner.

Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome.

Clues should be submitted by 18:00hrs BST on Wednesday 9th October, with the winner to be announced shortly after.

The answer to be clued is:

RASHNESS (8)

Have fun and feel free to explain your clue (especially if particularly convoluted or obscure).

Impudence without British audacity (8)

Actions of youth when pimples, perhaps, come to a head? (8)

Artist with shyness not unknown for indiscretion (8)

Daring to quietly interject between a God and a Monster (8)

Recklessness causes shares to tumble about two points (8)

Bashfulness when taking out unknown artist to begin with becomes overconfidence (8)

(Just noticed Sunray 4 - I withdraw my last one!)

Nurse rakes over ashes and grit (8)

(SRN = state registered nurse in the UK)

Spotted cliff, think about jumping (8)