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CLUELESS 626

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 12th April.

The word this week is

RATIONALE (9)

Have fun and 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
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I earn a lot in playgrounds (9)

‘in play’ is the anagrind and ‘grounds’ is the def.

Reason in QE (9)

Q is the mathematical symbol for the rational numbers.

Reason to restrict beer supply (9)

Hypothesis concerning Tirolean Alps' origin (9)

concerning/distressing could be an anagrind, I think

Basis on which northern isle enters high alert (9)

Iona in (alert)*

First to abandon muddled Aristotelian philosophy (9)

(ARISTOTELIAN - 1ST)*

Explanation concerning jailed nameless citizen (9)

R[nATIONAL]E

Rotter, one charged with drink, makes an excuse (9)

RAT ION ALE

Flipping impetuosity - Hey, sailor! The idea! (9)

[ÉLAN OI TAR] reversed