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Weekend Peer Review 110

Welcome to our weekend competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants. You may enter as many clues as you like, and 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.

However, please don't comment on the clues before voting closes.

Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, December 12th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 9 p.m. (UK time) the same day.

This weekend's challenge is

STIFF (5)

I know, I know, it's like tossing a bone to spike and the club. I'm sure they won't disappoint.

Weekend rules: Each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!

Rigid corpse, perhaps? (5)

It’s flipping very loud and harsh! (5)

Last four characters leave Verdi opera* either dead or aroused? (5)

*Stiffelio

Challenging test, if form holds (5)

Thick son starts argument (5)

Strong drink, double strength at the bottom, needed for sexual disease (5)

Someone that is frequently fobbing tips! (5)

Dead hard (5)

(Not sure if non-UK posters use “dead” in the British sense of “very”).