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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, November 11th.

This week's challenge is:-

RECANT (6)

Have fun, and please explain your clue unless the parsing is obvious.

Retract tirade about Europe (6)

Deny Manchester a shameless revel (6)

Rot in jail? Just the opposite when you disavow testimony

RET =rot, so CAN in RET

Certain tales did not hide the fabrication or admit the lie (6)

Recall computation of (39n) - r (6)


[39 = Carter]

Take something back then be unable to do it again?(6)

Back-pedal in race, setting new time (6)

Renounce empty sanctimony?

Renounce doing double duty, RE CANT

Put it out there again with polar changes then take it all back(6)
RecaS/Nt