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CLUELESS 604

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.

Please note that a complete list of previously used words on Clueless, Peer Review and Weekend Peer Review is available at
https://tinyurl.com/4dzss5np

Clues should be submitted by 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday November 9.

This week`s challenge is

POPULACE (8)

Have fun!

Father, you tie up the nation! (8)

Dad with a clue about the people (8)

Masses in trendy church repel rector (8)

POPULAr CE

Unfinished symphony left piano maestro entertaining the public (8)

P OPU(s) L ACE

The proles stir up el capo (8)

Society battered, clapped out, not dejected (8)

(clapped out) * no-T, D-ejected

The hoi polloi put about the unfinished work (8)

People, with no time, and pressure mounting, copulate frenziedly (8)

(COPULATE - T + P)*

Folk music upstart left card (8)