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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, 1st March, when voting opens. Voting closes at 7:00 pm (UK time) the same day.

Entrants should vote for their favourite 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:

CHARLIE PARKER (7,6)

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

Unreasonably price lark, rhea, and another bird (7,6)

Nosey Wally exchanges places on sax (7,6)

Perhaps a right person to move his car? (7,6)

Express disapproval of his jazz? (7,6)

Bird with axe chases fox to a pen (7,6)

Correction to @6:

Bird with axe gets fox to a pen (7,6)

He can reach rapture- like artfully, without each tune carelessly arranged 7,6)

[(HE CAN REACH RAPTURE LIKE)* - (EACH TUNE)*]*

Karl, a Reich Marshall, got quiet when meeting the Queen, who was an accomplished jazz player (7,6)

Bravo! Follower Dorothy, for example, gets the bird! (7,6)

( Bravo follower = Charlie, Dorothy = Parker)