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Welcome to our informal weekly competition to compose a cryptic clue, to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you wish and everyone is welcome. Feel free to explain your clue if you think it will help or to ask another poster to explain theirs. As a courtesy to others, please do not otherwise comment on entries until voting has finished.

Your clue should be posted by 1:00 pm on Friday 26th November, when voting opens. Entrants should vote for their favourite clue and include the post number. Voting closes at 8:00 pm. 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 and may tweak the rules if necessary. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week’s challenge is:

Theatre or, if you prefer, Theater

That should be:

Theatre (7) or, if you prefer, Theater (7)

Stage could make a tether out (6)

(7), not (6)

A place for a number of hams? (7)

Mobile athlete switches hands dramatically. (7)

Wild at three, place where Lincoln shouldn't have gone.

I only thought of that because in a game of Civilization 4 I once played as Abraham Lincoln my advisor kept suggesting that I build more theaters [sic].

Perhaps Tree performed with hat here (7)

Where numbers make little sense? (7)