CLUELESS 533
Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue setting competition. The idea is to compose a cryptic clue to a given word or phrase.
The winner of the previous week's competition both sets the word to be clued and judges the entries for the current 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.
Multiple entries may be submitted and new competitors are particularly welcome. Feel free to give an explanation if you think it might help.
This week we are going to turn up the difficulty a bit. We have all worked puzzles with this type of clue; now's your chance to write one:
"In every clue the wordplay leads to the answer with an extra letter that is not entered in the grid." So for example if the answer was STAR, anagrams of TRASH, ASTER, FARTS, etc etc would all be valid wordplay. Of course many other types of wordplay are typically used in these clues as well.
The answer to your clue should be:
RAISE
Setters should aim for a smooth surface and well-disguised extra letter.
Clues should be submitted by 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday June 30th.
Good luck!