Mostly One-Clue Puns 3

Like Jean-Claude's van? (6)

Something that may still be tender for a Cape Verde islander (6)

Like a donkey with its tail cut off (2)

The irony deteriorated (6)

Is it a plane, perhaps? (4)

Transport that's been provided for people who are late (6)

You have to want for this to happen (6)

The mother of all hamburgers! (6)

Sheeran the top journalist (2)

It's similar to a piece of cake (6)

ONE-CLUE PUNS are what I think of as the only true cryptic clues - they take the form of a riddle. There is no non-cryptic definition of the answer and, unlike TWO-CLUE PUNS and SOUNDS LIKE CLUES, which rely on the word(s) in the ANSWER having more than one meaning, ONE-CLUE PUNS usually rely on the word(s) in the CLUE having more than one meaning, as in e.g.1 "A person whose business is taking off (8)" = STRIPPER, where the clue relies on puns on BUSINESS (= [1] company [2] line of work) and TAKING OFF (= [1] starting to be successful [2] removing things) and e.g.2 "This man will make you quiver(8)" = FLETCHER, which relies on puns on MAKE (= [1]cause to [2] manufacture), YOU (= [1] you [2] for you) and QUIVER (=[1]tremble [2]set of arrows).

Is DODDLE a Britishism? Another fun and educational grid!

I suppose it must be - it's not marked as exclusively British in my ancient dictionary, but they miss a lot. It means an incredibly easy thing, as in "Compared to the last crossword, this one was a DODDLE"

I still don't quite get some of these clues, but I got to the solution eventually.

Thank you for persisting! Let me know if you'd like me to explain any of the clues

Mostly One-Clue Puns 3

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