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CLUELESS 581

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 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday 1st June.

This week's challenge is:

ALBATROSS (9)

Good luck!

Three under par; start of old seaman's bad luck (9)

Big bird bro! A salt's undoing (9)

Albert Ross heard a seabird (9)

Burden of altar boss at sea. (9)

Large bird’s horrific assault, robs us blind. (9)

(Subtractive anagram)

Long-distance flier (UK carrier) gains altitude over southernmost sea (9)

Rising star, Albo's inherited budget? (9)

OK, It's political, and Au-centric.

Gangster, quite mad, beheads lowlife drag artist (9)

(If you don't like my somewhat fanciful definition;)

Gangster, quite mad, beheads lowlife. Unlucky! (9)