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Apologies to seamus but inspired by the "patsy" def

The "patsy" was discovered seconds before Kennedy got a hit (9)

Apologies to both Seamus and Marty but had been working on the "patsy" def as well

Patsy Palmer and cast goofing around deny random fling (9)

Cope as great move leaves queen sacrifice (9)

Mark (a cop) gets a beating (9)

Victim starts to seem cheered, and perhaps eased, getting over another trauma (9)

Better "I" admitted to leading shareholders astray? Tosh, blame this guy (9)

S.(CAP/EGO)A.T.

I know I'll sound dumb, but can I ask Aristo to clarify the first part of #19?
I can see E(R)= queen minus rook, and GO AT= attack.

Move in front of queen: SCRAPE (a backward movement of one foot accompanying a bow [Chambers])
Perhaps should have been "queen, perhaps", but then how many people does one bow to? :)

Aha! Thank you, Aristo - I must have missed that part of etiquette class :)

Fit up pavement sign, for example? (9)