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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 71

Welcome to our weekend competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like, and everyone is welcome, particularly new entrants.
Feel free to explain your clue. if you think it will help, or to ask another entrant to parse their clue.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, March 14th, when voting opens.
Voting closes at 9 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is yet another triple-decker:

SCALE (5)
SCALES (6)
SCALING (7)

Each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed).
For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible.
In the unlikely event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!

Prunella's films? (6)

Climb pecking order? (5)

Slacking badly off the 1k? Get climbing! (7)

On board ship at sea, Alec keeps his balance (6)

Lose five calves in stampede on range (5)

Short laces come undone on snakeskin shoes (6)

Range of beer from South Carolina (5)

Sale of the century being held within! It’s massive! (5)

Essential for snakes and ladders (6)