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WEEKEND PEER REVIEW 268

Welcome to our weekend competition to compose a cryptic clue to be judged by your fellow contestants. You may enter as many clues as you like, and 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 merit of a particular clue before voting opens.
Clues should be posted before noon (UK time) on Sunday, December 22nd, when voting opens. Voting closes at 7 p.m. (UK time) the same day.
This week's challenge is;

TERMINAL (8)

Weekend rules: Each entrant has six votes to allocate across any of one to six clues (no fractional votes allowed). For example, the allocation might be 3/2/1 for the top 3 clues, and many other allocations are possible. In the event of a tie, the number of first place votes will be taken into consideration (if those are equal, 2nd place votes, etc).

Have fun and good luck!

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

Time for Zola's gravity to come to an end (8)

"Germinal"

Last stop back in plan I’m returning (8)

Rare illness might be incurable (8)

(R AILMENT)*

[amej @3
Off topic, but when I was quite small and my parents and I were living in Maidstone, I was sure that the bus we caught into town went to the "turnibus", because that's what happened there!]

Finally manage to lament iridium (8)

Chemical symbol for iridium = Ir

LAMENT IR*

Mental state of Providence may be incurable (8)

Providence is the capitol of Rhode Island (RI)

MENTAL RI*

Irish lament could be the tune the old cow died on? (8)

Last place to make a connection (8)

End of flight after mina loses feathers (8)