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Wordplay in some clues is missing 1 letter. There are also some clashes.

2d Club breaks up having misplaced taxes (4) ??CE mace?

21a One who belittles law cut rule (7) ?E??I?R

21d Hit blocked by weak strike (5) ??W?E

21 Tawse

W(eak) in Tase

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tase

MACE is right
21a DECR(i)ER
21d DOWSE

Thanks mamya
so 21a is now TE????R the "i" from above is a clash so that letter position in the answer will be missing in the wordplay

21a. Decrier
law = Decree, cut the last e
rule =R
I missing


21d. Dowse
Dose = hit
W for weak
Dowse means strike

Sorry, made sense to me

wordplays - MACE(rates) = 'breaks up'
DECRE(e) is 'law cut' (the 'i' is omitted by wordplay) + R
DOSE = 'hit' (re hard drugs).

Sorry drxx. We crossed.

5d. Bars providing thrills enslave Guides we hear (8)

44. Gain celebrated status after ending story about current figure (10, 3 words)

Thanks.

I think we managed quite well between us sunray.
TRAPEZES ('sounds like...').
LI(e) IN STATE - 'e' is omitted.

...LIE = 'story' (outside of) IN = 'current' + STAT = 'figure'