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CLUELESS 597

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 September 21st.

This week`s challenge is ...

POLYPHONIC (10)

Good luck!

Only hip cop cunningly follows several lines (10)

Old-school Chopin composition for many voices (10)

College speech given in two parts (10)

(In the UK a poly was a polytechnic – a further education establishment)

I chop pylon into pieces! (10)

Parrot impression of dawn chorus (10)

(Juat saw Jons 3 - same structure as mine but delivered so much more eloquently! Withdrawn.)

Many voices raised when police nympho releases me, beaten up. (10)

(Anag - me)

Choir-like London Philharmonic Orchestra performance of unknown Chopin composition (10)

(LPO)* + (Y Chopin)*

Blend of many highly-acidic nitrogen/carbon compounds (10)

PH 0 = highly acidic

(apologies to the many chemists here)