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Cryptic crossword. Not sure if my letters below are correct.
7d. Aurally cart to arboreal nest(4) ??e?
13d. Mock return of cherished animals? That's a mistake. (5, 4) f?l?e ????
23d. Lost bearing - retreat (4) ????
27a) even troop pay is inferior (4) ????

13d second word = pets backwards = step. Can't see why first word parses as false, though.

Yes, I do. Mock = fake.

7d I googled this clue and it appears several times, and taught me a word.

27a look at even letters of troop pay

27 Ropy - even letters of - troop pay

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