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2D Sample pile for a cheat (9) ?R?C?S?E?

Looks like TRICKSTER

14A ....lowest set (7) AR????N

Looks like ARTISAN

Previous clue which might be linked was

13A Class &c as ... to give CASTE

14A Archaean? (microorganism)

2d pro - cessor ?

Sorry, ARCHAEA!

Thanks guys

2D is TRICKSTER. TASTER (sample) with RICK (pile) in place of A.

Have AR??S?N for 14A, so could be ARTISAN.

2d. Trickster
Substitute rick (pile) for the a in taster (sample)

I also think artisan, fits in with assiduous, 11d

Thanks so much guys :)

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