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CLUELESS 625

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 6:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday April

The word choices this week will hopefully broaden the appeal;:

CLEAN (5)
CLEANS (6)
CLEANING (8)
CLEAN UP (5,2)
CLEANS UP ((6,2)
CLEANING UP (8,2)

Good luck!

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

Mess left with acne scrub (5)

Orderly needs jerk to raise the bar (5)

Forgot to say - PLEASE PARSE UNLESS BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS!

Unpolluted drink makes a lot of money (6,2)

CLEAN SUP

Freelance valet? (5)

(lance)*

Tidy profit? (5,2)

Uncle Andrew held innocent (5)

In court after laundering and raking it in (8,2)

In court = up

Making money by doing the dishes(8,2)