Clue Chain 3

[Hazlinny]

Miser has kindly asked me to start Chain 3 so here goes ...

The idea of the game is that the setter poses an original home-made clue which everybody is invited to solve.  The poster who solves the clue first (hopefully identified by the setter) is then invited to post their own original clue, easy or cryptic.

My clue:  Lightly touch a seabird would indicate a design. (7)

[JJ109]

Assuming Tramp steamer was correct - a nice easy one!

Shorten a crossing (7)

[Patsy33]

Abridge

[JJ109]

Correct!

[Patsy33]

Whip back and up in east to find something sharp.. (9)

[mallyh]

yes jj tramp steamer is correct x

[Canary42]

porcelain ???

[Canary42]

Scrub porcelain, how about porcupine ? ? ? ? 

[Patsy33]

Yes, Canary! Porcupine..

Whip back = crop- up in East e 

[dustypuss]

I know I can hardly ever get the answers but I've got no chance if I don't know how many letters. 😉

[miser]

Canary has been posting on AB all afternoon but again  has not returned to post a clue. Is anybody bothered - do folks care?Should I break the chain with a new clue or just leave it?

[Canary42]

Sorry miser, I got tied up with a scamming issue with my credit card provider.  Here is a clue to continue.

Crazy puss, with no parking, writes, with a charged particle – what I got here earlier ? (10)

 

[mallyh]

suspension

[Canary42]

Well dome Mally, quite correct.

[mallyh]

middle of a candle with an alien for this piece of equipment 6

[Patsy33]

Wicket?

[mallyh]

yes Patsy x

[Patsy33]

Little street at US standing?(6)

[Moorea7]

? Status

[Patsy33]

Yes, Moorea!😃

[Moorea7]

Visually, this could be of, across the channel, belonging to an animal man but it's just a wrapping.  (5, 5)