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3d. P???t. Gathering fuel around lock.
5d, U???. Royal Navy invested in unserviceable vessels.
9a, C?c??, Chapter's long to store in memory for quick recall.
10a, D???e?i?n, Plant a new food shop in London's East End.
20a, R?c?n?, Describing losing time in sport.
23d, ?i?d, Sort of leather without name.

23 Kind (kid/leather and n/name)
9 Cache
5 Urns
10 Dandelion

3 Pleat
5 Urns
9 Cache
10 Dandelion
20 Racing
23 Kind

20 Racing (sport - it's tracing/describing, minus the 't'/losing time).
3 Pleat (peat/fuel+l/lock)

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