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Welcome to Clueless 517

The idea is to compose a cryptic clue for a given word or phrase.
Multiple entries may be made and new competitors are particularly welcome.

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

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

Clues should be submitted by 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, March 10th. Results and prizegiving will follow an hour or so afterwards.

This week's challenge is:

HIPPOPOTAMUS(12)

Good luck!

Tip up shampoo to refresh river horse (12)

With-it dad returns to almost entertain African native (12)

HIP POP TO

HIP POP TO (rev) + AMUS(e) !!

They wallow in river after river, swimming a must (12)

in=hip, river =Po (twice), (a must)*

Musical mud lovers? (12)
Flanders and Swann

Big beast in river grass - morning America! (12)

Hip Po pot am US

Tweak it should be singular

Musical mud lover? (12)

[If I read correctly Chambers gives hippopotamus as the singular and the plural]

Clumsy beast smashes a shop: mop it up! (12)