The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,330 - Jan 21 2017

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A desire to follow career, or beat it RUNALONG
An old king with uplifting first-class medical condition ANOREXIA
Cable was knotted, grabbed by that man's counterpart HAWSER
Church painter, one who hoped to reform CHARTIST
Clay Rita modelled, showing eager promptness ALACRITY
Hard top of vehicle put on rapidly CARAPACE
Kind of action outside trade organisation. Jaguar, maybe? WILDCAT
Lizard that's easy catch for early bird? SLOWWORM
Long-winded argument in favour by learner, not quite ten PROLIX
Make healthy preserve CURE
Man in female costume ALEC
Member with silver is able to set up drink ARMAGNAC
Most spacious motors, i.e. custom-built ROOMIEST
No charge for trip that brings you straight down to earth FREEFALL
Officer locks maiden in jail CHAIRMAN
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One of seven little chaps with make-up on, cheerfully reckless SLAPHAPPY
One sheep back with another on grass MARRAM
Ostentatious display before close of play SHOWY
Problem coming from wandering cows on farm CANOFWORMS
Recent players joined to support the French football club NEWCASTLEUNITED
Recipe for mum including bulb topped and tailed FORMULA
Reportedly vet is one from a European republic CZECH
Smooth, in a manner of speaking ELOQUENT
Soft cloth a rich meal spoilt CAMELHAIR
Spring fuss? That's rich! WELLTODO
Stoned yet teetotal, getting wrecked on the beach, perhaps HIGHANDDRY
Tailless animal seen in colonnade STOA
Using limited lingo, spell 'doctrine' GOSPEL
We hear someone complaining she often arrives before Lisa MONA