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malone

22nd February 2021, 14:46
Cock, a pile of hay, dung etc is in Chambers.
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whetstone

22nd February 2021, 14:53
I had no idea about cock meaning haystack, I could only think of bale (which isn't a stack, in the true sense). Thanks
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whetstone

22nd February 2021, 15:15
12a. Tap round key is unusual musical timepiece
CAESIUM CLOCK

Parse?
Part anagram of 'musical', but the rest?
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malone

22nd February 2021, 15:27
Cock, short for stopcock is Tap
E is key, in music
+ 'musical', all anagrammed
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whetstone

22nd February 2021, 15:38
Understood, Malone.
How about this....

Bows, a bit upset, withdrawing quietly
ARCS
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malone

22nd February 2021, 15:44
Thanks. Take P, quietly, piano/music term, from Scrap, bit. Upset, reversed.
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whetstone

22nd February 2021, 15:46
Cheers, I knew about the P busines, couldn't figure out the 'bit' ie SCRAP.
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whetstone

23rd February 2021, 08:45
7d. Pantomime fairy and old villainous character standing on sides of stage
MOTHER GOOSE

Why? 'sides of stage'...SE

The rest?
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stevie gee

23rd February 2021, 08:51
7d moth = fairy (midsummer night's dream)
o = old + ogre (reversed)
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quisling

23rd February 2021, 08:51
Mother Goose is the pantomime. Fairy = MOTH, old villain standing (it’s a down clue) = o + ogre backwards = ERGO + O plus SE as you indicated
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