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CLUELESS 589

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 July 27th.

This week's challenge (which might be tricky) is:

MAYO (4)

Have fun!

County clinic juiced Basque cyclist*. (4)

triple definition

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iban_Mayo

Irish sauce? (4)

[Chris, I’m reminded that one of the first PR/Clueless challenges I entered, which must be about 2 years ago I think, was when you set Tipperary. I’m sensing a theme :-) ]

No tuber dug up where there was a potato famine? (4)

County magistrate almost (4)

mayo(r)

[I'm relieved that already there are four candidate answers I could choose!]

Tweak…
County magistrate’s cut short (4)

Vingegaard*'s prized garment expressed frites companion**. (4)

*Jonas Vingegaard recently won the TDF maillot jaune

**Some Americans are bemused by Euros' preference for mayonnaise on "Freedom Fries" 😂

Famously, at this clinic flu's cured (4)

(mayo flus)* = famously

Sauce created from a yolk? (4)

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