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Clueless 712

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. Please give an explanation if you think it might help. Clues should be submitted by 6pm (UK time) on Wednesday December 4th.

Today's challenge is:

TURTLE (6) or TURTLES (7)

Good luck!

Future setters should note that a complete list of previously used words on Clue

A dove's turn to capsize (6)

Turtle dove

Turn turtle

Michelangelo and Leonardo manage to rustle a model (7)

Often used MODEL T

RUSTLE T*

Mutant Ninja Turtles

They're green and in a way they trust the French (7)

TRUST LE*

Green TURTLES

It's (according to us) happy together all the way down (7)

DD: pop band and legendary (urban myth?) physics lecture questioner

Long-distance swimmer gains time having lost an hour at start of race (6)

HURTLE > TURTLE

Animal goes right through tall grass (6)

RT in TULE

Animal is utterly lost when you initially leave (6)

Turd Lestrade dished out to adder and these reptiles (7)

composite anag

Marine reptile dove for a bird (6)