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7A Knowing there's a fight to get the key (5) _ _ S _ _
22A An ear, perhaps, for music? (5) _ _ _ _ N
1D He won't get the sack if the bag's big enough (10)
_ _ _ E _ _ _ P _ R
4D Greyhound? (3,3) _ A _ / DOG
17D It has wings and flies (5) _ T _ _ _
Cut some French meat up (4) C _ _ _

7a: aware = knowing (def)
a war - a fight
e - key

22a:organ - double definition

1d: gamekeeper

17d: stage?

4d lap dog?

Cut some French meat up (4)
crop = cut (def)
porc (reversed) - French for pig

????

Elle and Stevie Gee, Thank you both so much.


"Aware" as a synonym had occurred to me - didn't see "war" within it.
D'Oh!

"Some French meat......" led me to using the "ch" of French, and I just
couldn't get past that. Stuck with Chop even though I couldn't
justify the "Op".

Thanks again