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CLUELESS 637

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 8:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday the 21st of June.

This week’s challenge is :

EARN (4)
EARNS (5)
EARNED (8)
EARNING (7)
EARNINGS (8) Plus any derivatives I may have missed.

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PLEASE PARSE UNLESS BLINDINGLY OBVIOUS!

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Have fun and good luck!

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

Clear sound of the sea-eagle (4)

Erne

Secure by repairing evenly (4)

(even letters)

Make sailors follow local river (4)

Draw up S. Field role (4)

for a down clue; ref N(orma) Rae

Win but hear nothing about it (4)

Deserved a bit of encore Arne drew. (6)

British composer

Tweak
Deserved a bit of encore, Arne did. (6)

Made scholarly shunning lecturer’s introduction (6)

(L)earned

Rakes in the dosh, nostrils aquiver. (5)

anag NARES