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Sorry I'm a bit late this week (wassailing??)
I set crossies just for pleasure. I wonder if some of you excellent regulars would like to try a few of my clues? Since they're new, no letters!

1. Fish with net on deck (7)
2. Building-vandals ruin site, abolishing industrial plant (5)
3. Stopped to get the adder from the ladder (4,3)
4. Boring marriage comes to an end explosively? (4,5)
5. Unconventional soldiers found in alien division (12)

is 3 'left out'?

By Gum, Twm, that didn't take long! Correct, of course

No, I see now that it must be 'left off'

Sorry Twm. Must be the drink! I misread (or, didn't pay proper attention). LEFT OFF indeed!

2. Avens (plant)

Hi Chrisg. Happy New Year and Yep.

noncombatant??

1 Garland?

No, emf.
Yes, AJT. GAR (fish) + LAND (net). I was a bit wary of using "net = land" BUT land = net (Chambers Thes) and net = land (Conc Ox Thes)so I went ahead