Possible Clues:

• Growing attachment?
• Climbing plant's attachment
• Thread let in cleverly dressing doctor
• What climbing plants use to find support
• Breaking into cash drawer briefly, aim right and shoot
• End trial with explosion destroy­ing a part of plant
• Red lint making attachment for climbers?
• Shoot and frighten drill-sergeant to a limited extent
• Number given brief training, it's helpful to climber
• Runner runs left across island, alongside verge