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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 November 19th when voting opens. Voting closes at 8pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite 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:-

DESERTED (8)

Have fun and good luck!
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Dangerous driver at first steered left (8)

Deforested devoid of fresh life? (8)

(deforested -of)* &lit

Fool, perhaps, missing primary school education, gets left behind (8)

des(s)ert ed

Abandoned - indeed a very French volte-face (8)

Detective's grass, collecting a shilling, turned and ratted (8)

Abandoned rest when disturbed by action all around (8)

Red Steed bucked then bolted (8)

To abandon part of oneself sounds lonely(8)

Anyhow, Ed rested by himself (8)