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CLUELESS 557

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 judge's 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 9:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday December 15.

This week's challenge is:

CASTLE (6)

A chance to write a chess clue, or not. (Clue writers are apprised, however, that when it comes to chess I know how the little horsies move but not much else.)

Good luck!

Keep moving king to rook? (6)

Tweak

Keep moving king towards rook? (6)

Oh-Oh, dehydrogenated, move the King first when doing this! (6)

O-O is (short/Kingside) castling in chess notation, rules dictate moving the King first to avoid ambiguity.

Corked clarets not right to keep (6)

One on board old warship (6)

Keep learner in order(6)

Blair is one Labour leader gripped by social class (6)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Castle

It might be bouncy with no-one in elastic pants (6)

Perhaps Chillingham cows get sun for the first time (6)

[CA[T]TLE becomes CA[S]TLE … Chillingham was the only breed of cattle I could find that was also the name of a castle]