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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.

Clues should be posted before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday August 20th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 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.

BALLOON (7)

Have fun and good luck!

Three rounds to new mushroom? (7)

BALL O O N, balloon and mushroom as verbs

Everyone involved in benefit spiral (7)

[btw if anyone can think of a way of working the "three rounds" idea into a better surface, feel free to re-use it!]

Toy returned to test house by crazy person (7)

Everyone consumed by intimate graphic thoughts here (7)

Belgian loses wife to British swell (7)

Keep going at it adding nothing inside condom (7)

Transport always goes up with inflation (7)

High-flying judge, on reflection, welcomes approach from a commoner (7)

NOB + ‘ALLO