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CLUELESS 650
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 8pm (UK time) on Wednesday the 27th of September.

Today's challenge is:

START UP (5,2)
START-UP (5-2)
STARTUP (7)

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

Celebrity Ram gets things moving (5,2)

Star tup

Celebrity Ram to get things moving (5,2)

Tweak!

New business in Italian restaurants? (5-2)

New business is one rated highly at the county show (5-2)

Not sure if this is just a UK thing, but a county show is an agricultural show…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_show

Drink and eat pie in new establishment (5-2)

Put rats back for business (5,2)

Hope it's not too similar to Tyke

Puts tar to work on new venture (5-2)

Sun put ɓack new business (5,2)

Succeeded to make showy launch (5,2)

S + tart-up