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Thanks Jon - I keep forgetting we’re so international

Thank-you all for your entries in this rather tough challenge. Twelve hardy contestants and 22 clues submitted and as usual a tough decision.
I enjoyed the smiles from Wil #9 and Geting #8.
Lots of anagrams as usual. Likes for Paul #17, Swarbrules #15 and Amej #13.
I must confess to ignorance in not knowing the dispenser definition for optic. Fair enough. Apologies to Jono and Raffles.
Making my short list are:- Eider #12, Swarbrules #15 and #14, Paul #17, Buddy #26 and #31, Jono #20

I want to give this one to Buddy #31 for his topical

In reversal, Cambridge university involved in messy politics rejects liberal hopeful (10)

Congrats Buddy.

An oldie
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PUHKVEp-wIQ

And thanks to Geeker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9prNgOVYZw&ab_channel=FatherJohnMisty

And nobody mentioned these
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lIH0qifUqyI

Thanks all.

Loved the Reagan story, dorrien - never seen that before!

btw could someone explain the winner for me, please?

Well done Buddy - many thanks Dorrien.

Congratulations Buddy. Many thanks Dorrien and appreciate the mention

Well done buddy - thanks dorrien for hosting!

Chris

MIT reversed in POLITICS* minus L

Thanks Buddy.

As an alumnus of Cambridge, England, I don't think I would ever have got that!

Congrats Buddy. Thanks Dorrien - no need to apologise - we’re two worlds separated by a common language😁

Congrats Buddy and thanks Dorrien. Like Chris I’d not seen that Reagan clip before.

I got the wordplay, but why is it topical?

Cheers all.