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Peer Review 578

Welcome to our friendly competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants.

You may enter as many clues as you like. Everyone is welcome, particularly new entrants. Feel free to explain your clue, if you think it will help, or to ask another entrant to parse their clue.

However, please don't comment on the clues before voting closes.

Clues should be posted by 12 noon (UK time) on Friday 3rd Feb, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite clue, indicating that entrant's name and clue number. The entry with the most votes wins and its composer sets next week's competition. The setter has the deciding vote in the event of a tie. The setter will declare the winner and award an online prize.

This week's challenge is:

BOOMERANG (9)

Have fun!

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Orange mob riot and get to come back again(9)

Chess nerd clue

Come a cropper with transposed Bogo-Meran. (9)

The Bogo[-Indian] and Meran are popular Black defenses in the 1. d4 complex, though they aren't really similar and are unlikely to transpose.

Something thrown to express disappointment with dessert (9)

Boo meringue!

Noisily show disapproval of part of Pavlova's comeback (9)

boo meringue

Ha, Jono! I hadn't refreshed.

Recoil in anger, upset after loud noise (9)

(Haha, Mattrom, great minds and all that :-)

Oops! Pothead's companion* keeps timeless code of silence**. (9)

*BONG
**OMERTA

Spooner's rumour bang could backfire (9)

Post-war generation nag untidy children living at home again? (9)