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Count your letters. You're almost there.
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11 - I edited it
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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You're up next week as long as you provide an explanation for people.
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About:RE
a short stamp: SIG from sign or signature or ?
the country: NATION
leaves: definition
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definition???
what about resignation
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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A cryptic clue is made of of 3 parts (as I understand it).
1) The definition of the solution. This is at either the start or end of the clue. You must determine which it is. It is usually the first or last word in the clue but sometimes it is multiple words. Beware that the clue setter will try to misdirect you.
2) The solution construction. The rest of the clue is a sort of map to construct the solution. Again the setter will try to misdirect you.
3) The length of the solution. This can be trusted. The setter is not completely evil.
So for today's clue:
About a short stamp, the country leaves (11)
The definition is "leaves".
The construction is:
About -> RE
A small Stamp -> SIG (a stamp can be a signature, small means shorthand for it = SIG)
The country -> NATION
Put it all together and you get RESIGNATION an 11 letter word defined as "leaves".
But, but, but, you say, that's not a direct definition. Perhaps not, but it is closely related. Did I not tell you the setter can not be trusted? 
Then there are exceptions. Look at yesterday's clue:
Silicone Valley? (8)
The question mark meant the clue has to be looked holistically - definition and road map are both words together.
The answer is CLEAVAGE.
But, it's not a total free-for-all. There are rules the setter must follow but it isn't easy. I went months before I finally solved one. As time wore on I got better and better. In fact this week was a good week for me. I solved 3 of the 5 (alas I was unable to solve today's). But, I would have solved Wednesday's too except I was the evil clue setter bwahahahaha! Below are a couple links that other CP solvers gave me to help out - if you're interested in continuing down this twisty path.
Beginner's guide to solving cryptic crosswords | Crosswords | The Guardian[^]
The Lounge - CCC Question[^]
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A person that “leaves” an organization normally tenders a “resignation”.
A bit of a stretch, dictionary wise, but very linked to British current events.
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Imperial Triumphant - Merkurius Gilded (featuring Kenny G and Max Gorelick)[^]
I'm having a bit of a conundrum this week.
The real SOTW is CPR by Cupcakke, but that's really not lounge material.
Part of the fun of that one is that everything she says is perverse, it also has a nice beat.
So, after having mentioned that... I'm going with my second this week.
Imperial Triumphant is a black metal band from New York.
They add some jazz and dissonants in the mix, creating an avant-garde uneasy listening experience.
And somehow they got Kenny G and his son Max to play saxophone on this track!
I must admit that I wasn't immediately thrilled myself when I heard this last single, but there's a lot to discover and after a few listens I really liked it.
Loved their previous album too and this is really just more of the same.
Their new album is planned somewhere this month and I'm looking forward to it
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I prefer CPR out of the two. Although some of the lyrics don't flow as well as the others.
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Yeah, like trying to rhyme medal with pretzel 
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Of course we're all going to look up CPR by Cupcakke now.
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
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Of course, but you've been warned and I'm not the one posting it in the Lounge so I'm sticking to the KSS rule
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David O'Neil wrote: Sync24 - Silence, Sync24 - Oroborus
Nice tracks, especially Ouroboros 
David O'Neil wrote: This is the group with the greatest vid ever, shared before, but always worthy of another listen: Sync24 - Dance of the Droids
That song's been SOTW and still is among my favorite's ever since you shared it.
Showed the video to a friend of mine back then (somewhere in the middle of the night after we got home after a party, had the perfect atmosphere) and he still listens to it too.
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Sander Rossel wrote: and he still listens to it too.
But of course!
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Wordle 384 3/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Wordle 384 5/6
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜
🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 384 5/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Sandeep - my pattern matched yours exactly -- I was running out of ideas for the first two letters!
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There were more with my pattern... just luck that it hit the 3rd time
I am just assuming that guesses for others were pretty indicative of the word as I see everyone able to guess the word in one shot even though there could be multiple words with last three being same.
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Wordle 384 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟨🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Wordle 384 4/6
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 384 4/6
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩
🟨🟨🟩🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Was missing only the second letter, took me way too long to find as was putting emphasis on the last three letters and xx-xxx isn't a word 
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Wordle 384 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wordle 384 4/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
🟨🟩⬛🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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