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21down. Tips ignored, employ length of wire for fishing in the river (5)
I have S_I_E
I think it is Seine for the river, but fail to see the rest of the logic.

WEombat - A bit contrived, but I think it is:

(U)SE (employ) (L)INE (length of wire for fishing)

Wombat

Employ = Use

Wire for fishing = Line

Ignore tips = se & ine

Whole = seine???

Maybe??

Telepathy at work again, JimB!

Thanks BigDave and JimB.
I can see how it is derived; there was I thinking tips were both ends of the a single word. Two lateral thinkers arriving at the same conclusion - it must be right.

Wombat (spelt it right this time!)

I agree with you, it should really be both ends, and had it been:

"Tips ignored, employed lengths of wire for fishing in the river"

it would have been all the better,

Spot on explanation Big Dave.

Now, what about the infamous clue 19 from Household items quiz?

PS It's very quiet on here today, is everyone on holiday??