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Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 29 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.

One's about to act in due course — their priorities are inappropriate (9)

English allow people in — perhaps into a compound (7)

It's a job for a librarian to limit noise (6,7)

Traditional fate for stray offspring perhaps — hang with a rope … (9)

… or merciful 7 with new opening (7)

Good purposes for bankers' sweeteners? (7)

Room to keep horse in Sussex resort (7)

Go to live in Ribblesdale (6)

Distributor charges for energy, including light (5)

Grandmother keeps funny hat for prophet (6)

PM out west gets firm with frisky animal (6)

Editors can make them (10)

Aim to get a sprout (6)

Painter with 7s of Daedalian artistry (4)

Stone that killed Oswald (4)

Spooks get energy dancing in a country churchyard (5,5)

Having a motif off Alexandria? (6)

Water pistol first takes the cake (6)

Yorkist insurgent in depression going to the dogs (8)

Possible anger with dud exam result? (8)

Cheers for an artist of deception (6)

Some cut material for dress (7)

The way it measures … (9)

Boastful threat of support against trouble (7)

… distance reported for accomplishment (4)

Winter transport sounds murder (6)

Fuzz curtailed arboreal area (4)

Fruit that's all dead? (5)

Singular past fashion for assault on 16? (5,4)

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