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

You may enter as many clues as you like. 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.

However, please don't comment on the clues before voting starts.

Clues should be posted before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday April 9th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 9 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favorite clue, indicating that entrant's name and clue number. The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition. The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's challenge is (unfortunately, still relevant)

PLAGUE[\b]

Have fun and good luck.

Dog lifts a leg up (6)

BRB gives "disperse" and "scatter" as synonyms for lift

Trial by torture(6)

Place fever - infection, perhaps? (6)

PL AGUE

Swarm lug ape out (6)

Czech capital changes hands with difficulty (6)

European capital switches sides in epidemic (6)

Fowl perhaps, plucking mite's head from ruffled plumage (6)

Brussels lass and priest upset? (6)

For a down clue, rev EU GAL P, upset doing double duty

A burning fever after the start of pestilence and lues (6)

Ague after p and l ... &lit (?)