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I see that, of course, but it needs a ? or ! at the end to signal the &lit. I recognize that view is not universally held, however.

Prey to be chased

Sorry jono that doesn't make any sense. & lit I believe means literally so or something like that. Still needs an implicit definition somewhere.

Well I did vote for it so there you go. 5-4 Paul, up to you now.

Bronze Buddy 4 (you were the choice of my 9 year old daughter - probably your moniker as I had to explain the clue...)

Silver Spike 27 (surprised you didn’t get more votes from the chess afficionados) -just behind the gold;

Vote Tyke 32

Thanks a lot, paul, you troublemaker. We had fourteen setters, and I wonder whether we've ever had a tie like this. We have jono @6 with one vote, buddy @21 and 4 with one for each, and paul @8 and tyke @32 with five for each. As nifty as tyke's device is, I wish it had a definition (most admirable nonetheless), so I'm going with paul's excellent:

Luxury car parked in marina becomes a target (6)

The prize is just a clip of the quarry at Syracuse, now an enchanting garden but once used to imprison seven thousand Athenians and starve them to death.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLnEIiEoiAg

Great effort, everyone. You always impress.

paulh: I too worry about American comprehension, but I have faith in my compatriots on this forum, especially when it comes to pints and quarts, since we rejected the scary metric system back in the 1970s.

Congrats to paul, thanks to all for the votes and likes, and God bless us, every one. Seems clear to me we need more 9-year old girls voting.

Ha! Great fun everyone, Tyke I was fighting your corner there for a bit, but congrats Paul and cheers Aristo. Take care all!

Congrats Paul, and thanks to Aristo for hosting. Good competition.

Well done, Paul, nice clue. Thanks, Aristo, well officiated.

Thanks to Granama1 and Paul for the mentions. Much appreciated.

... also thanks to Faiton, Mattrom, PaulH, Spike, Granama for mentions!