The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 637 - Jan 4 2021

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Assistant in a small company – easily moved, reportedly ACOLYTE
Away for Motherwell, initially not playing well OFFFORM
Baby's left with small dogs in the manger SPOILSPORTS
Boycotts obsequious clerk, disreputable family member BLACKSHEEP
Car part left in chopper AXLE
Expert teacher of history? PASTMASTER
Game spoiled lovely social function VOLLEYBALL
Gear to boast about GARB
Instrument that's blown in Bow boozer, regularly OBOE
Miner's dog runs off COLLIE
Novel's plot described by a titled lady ADAMBEDE
Oil painting, American, Vassar houses CANVAS
Page privately heading off SIDE
Permission to depart LEAVE
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Pet her lad let loose in large church CATHEDRAL
Petty sergeant-major everybody disliked SMALLMINDED
Power mad buccaneer PIRATE
Respect given eastern power in speech ESTEEM
See pottery, cracked, in pigeonhole STEREOTYPE
Small amount of gold, perhaps ELEMENT
The type of hat that can be eaten! PORKPIE
This may help a tourist along the way SIGNPOST
TV showing chump fight IDIOTBOX
Unconventional types rely on synthetic material POLYSTYRENE
Very frightened, head of security was worried over dead body SCAREDSTIFF
Wager palace upset over short Greek character PLACEABET
Where one may eventually get to see an old film? DARKROOM
Yellow flower in neat border OXLIP