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CLUELESS 662

Welcome to Clueless, our informal weekly clue-setting competition. The idea is to compose a cryptic clue for 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 7:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday, 20th December.

This week's challenge is:

CHAR (4)

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

Burn fish? (4)

Pilchards can fish (4)

hope that`s OK Chrise?

no problem, tyke

I leave professorship to do house-cleaning (4)

CHAIR - I

Somewhat autobiographical

Putzfrau King suppressing laughter (4)

I didn't know that German word (cleaning lady), but I once saw an online chess player with the funny handle of "Karpovs Putzfrau" and had to look it up.

Tea taken in by Richard (4)

You might meet her on a domestic flight

(no sexism implied)

Scratch @9
New version:

You might bump into her on a domestic flight