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Seeking some help to work through this one...I think I have solved most of the unclued ones, but am looking for verification of the following:

1d Pole picks up stylish college's award (14):
POSTMASTERSHIP?
16a Some sham or phony rogue...(5): BOGUS?
23a Place with birch tree(6): PLATAN?

And now, some help or hints for these:

24a Home Secretary boards train for subdistrict(6):
T?????
39a Teas dogs love disrupting(6): P???E?
9d Drug to ease below par S Africa(7): R?L?N??

Many thanks in advance!

1d yes
16a MORPH - hidden in the clue
23a yes

24a HS inside a synonym for train (not the vehicle)
9d ZA here is the abbrev for S Africa defn- drug
39a some dogs with O inside to make tea varieties

Many thanks, sudokulover!