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Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition. The idea is to compose a cryptic clue for a given word or phrase.

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

The winner of this week's competition will set the word to be clued and judge the entries for next week.

The judge’s decision is final and reasons may or may not be given. It is customary for the judge to donate a virtual prize to the winner.

Clues should be submitted by 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, October 14th.
Prizegiving will be shortly afterwards.

This week's challenge is:-

ABLAZE (6)

Have fun, and please explain your clue if it may cause parsing problems. Remember that we have setters in different continents.

"Brilliant" antibodies show inactivity (6)

Top strata in society with revolutionary zeal burning (6)

A Portland hoopster hits 80 - en fuego! (6)

Does this translate outside the US at all? Portland's NBA team are the Blazers, R=80, and en fuego is commonly used here to describe a hot hand in sports. Hoping aristo is a basketball fan.....

Burning muscle needs rest (6)

Can contain everything on fire (6)

Azalea initially downgraded, then uprooted and set on fire. (6)

Burning a trail marker. (6)

With fire in the blood and revolutionary zeal? (6)

(slight tweak tio previous)

With fire in the blood, groiup with revolutionary zeal?