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Welcome to Clueless 497, 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 21 st

This week's challenge is:-

GROUND(6) or GROUNDS(7)



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

Prime real estate (6)

(someone's got to...)

Fresh dung - or dirt (6)

Gravity-bullets used on the estate (7)

Go home, like a naughty teenager (6)

(G + O (round))

(Post 5 should be with a ? as the "Go" is also used in the sentence)

Justification for getting first drinks (6)

End of annoying circular argument (6)

Tiny bits left of the estate (7)

Keep in for a reason (6)


Ground = not allow out