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CLUELESS 684

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 7:00 pm (UK time) on Wednesday May 22nd.

Loosely connected to the fact that today is “World Bee Day”, this week’s challenge is:

STING (5)

Good luck! 🐝

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

Smart singer? (5)

Policeman's criminal entrapment? (5)

And in honour of “World Bee Day”, here’s a short poem by ‘rian ‘ilston on the importance of ‘ees…

After the last ee
had uzzed its last uzz,

the irds and the utterflies
did what they could.

ut soon the fields lay are,
few flowers were left,

nature was roken,
and the planet ereft.

Sad, but true Jono 😱

Barb has been removed from famous battle site (5)

( HASTINGS - HAS)

Or maybe,

Barb uncovered from 1066 battle site (5)

Galvanize metal mined in Singapore (5)

Gordon Sumner runs out of thread (5)

Smart money is found inside relative density (5)

Ruse that may hurt(5)