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21a. Dishonest wife married in buff: an ominous sight, in the main
FLYING DUTCHMAN

23a. Paid to follow card game
CLUBFOOTED

5d. Suggestion of G 12
MIDNIGHT

Parses for the above please.

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21 LYING DUTCH is dishonest wife (Dutch is rhyming slang)
married gives the M
Not sure on the F AN - the AN could be just from the clue, but why does buff give F?

23 CLUB is card, FOOTED is paid, GAME as in "game (or gamy) leg"

5 G is the middle of niGht, and it's also 12

A buff is a fan as in an expert.

Cheers chrise. I should've got 5.

For 21, a buff is a FAN (enthusiast etc).

Cheers, yes Jono beat me to it.

25a. Needing no introduction, top senses set apart
ESTRANGE

3d. Seek to take top off first in public building
CROWN COURT

21a. Pat of butter in large glass, just starting to turn
GLIB

Parses for the above please.

21. GLIB is first letters in reverse. Definition is pat.