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CLUELESS 474

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition.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 decision is final and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. It is customary for the judge to donate a virtual prize to the winner.

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

Please provide a parse for your clue

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, May 13th.

The answer to be clued is:

PUNCH (5)


Have fun !

Old magazine makes fruit cocktail for horse - it's striking! (5)

Quadruple (!) definition

John Prescott's bash?

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John Prescott's bash? (5)

(btw I apologise for using 4 of the definitions. Feel free to re-use them!)

A meal student missed in favour of soft drink (5)

Jab messed up by state hospital (5)

Box contents have homespun charm (5)

Left after Sunday drink (5)

Body blow for Bernard Levin? That's the way to do it! (5)

BL is one of my heroes. He was famously punched off his seat during That Was The Week That Was, a great and original TV show. The pugilist was the outraged husband of an actress about whom he had written a bad review.