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Peer Review 588

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 before 12 noon (UK time) on Friday April 14th, when voting opens. Voting closes at 8 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their preferred 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 a choice of:

ATOM (4)
ATOMS (5)
ATOMIC (6)

Have fun and good luck!

Tiny part of Monterosa Tomato (4)

Particle starts to accelerate targeting ordinary matter (4)

Spot, a cat (4)

Mr. Data's cat, to be precise

Scrap half the alphabet (4)

You can't see this art form, oddly (4)

[I've had several other ideas, but unfortunately they would all fall foul of the "ghost anagram" no-no!]

The tiniest speck of The Shorter Oxford Vol 1 ?

6, 53, 42, 73? Reverse these numbers! (6)

Atomic numbers, 6=C, 53=I, 42=MO, 73=TA

Bitcoin in ATM (4)