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1. Language used in telling one off.(5) ??e??
2. Fit girl given body-building exercises. (5) ???f?
3. Not only artists draw in this way.(7) a???e?t
4. Was the first to go after a row becomes embittered. (7) r?n????
5. Doctor with conservative backing ,is damaging. (3.3)d?y ???

5 Dry rot

4 Rankled

1. might be LINGO (hidden word) if your E is wrong.

2 adapt (fit) ?
ada +pt

"Lingo" looks good.
6d is wrong.--good diction maybe, but it can cause offence.(5.8) p?a?n ?????i?g

plain talking ?

plain speaking?

Sorry. scrap that.

that looks a lot better harbinger