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can anyone help me with these clues please ?

1. Bird cries (5) ?o???
the cryptic clue is " Bird cries that are really funny ? "

2. Permit (6) ??c?e?
the cryptic clue is " That's the very thing the inspector wants "

3. Sedative (7) ?r?m?d?
the cryptic clue is " order the wife to swallow a sedative "

4. Hop it ! (4) S?a?
the cryptic clue is " hop it , polecat "

5. Beatnik (5) ?i???
the cryptic clue is " Flower child of youngsters., broad in the beam "

1 hoots

1 howls ?

2 scat ?
S(outh) + cat

5 hippy

Are the answers not at the back of the book?

5 hippy

3 might be premed, but I can't work out the cryptic version

2 ticket

2 TICKET

3 bromide