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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 decision is final and reasons may or may not be given at the judge's discretion. 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.

Clues should be submitted by 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday 17th November.

This week’s challenge is:


BUTTERFLY (9)
or
BUTTERFLIES (11)


Good luck!

Insect's behaviour is well described by Spooner (9)

Actually, that probably works better for the plural!

Insects' behaviour is well described by Spooner (11)

In fact, neither quite works - verb forms don't match. Pity!

Ram flees, perhaps

the comma is a type of butterfly

Whoops, better make it:

Ram to flee, perhaps (9)

Nikolai Kuznetsov perhaps did this swim stroke (9)

He was a Red Admiral...... I'll get my coat.

Flatter stylish, frivolous person (9)

Spooner's bet near insect (9)

kind of works

Kiss and stroke? (9)