The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,396 - Apr 8 2017

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After teaching degree, lecturer initially gets teased about being scruffy BEDRAGGLED
Alternative work about to keep it up OPTION
An American coin I collected, very old ANCIENT
Bird of prey, among quickest relatively KESTREL
Camel has such a bad mood HUMP
Car going round the City in rally RECOVER
Carry animal BEAR
Crooked conman smuggling fashionable spice CINNAMON
Dawn perhaps before insect appears -- something to amuse children? FRENCHCRICKET
Every boxer has this dietary supplement SECONDHELPING
Former wife is supported by smallest bit of money allowed, that's clear EXPLICIT
French dear possessing reasonably good necklace CHOKER
Get stuck going round flipping motorway diversion PASTIME
I retain curious resistance to change INERTIA
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Kicked around a match official having forgotten trainers? BAREFOOTED
Liberal entertained by country folk's friendly remark PLEASANTRY
Medal for person succeeding with first clue VICTORIACROSS
Most of the ethnic group in SE European region THRACE
Potters around these items of furniture having a nap SNOOKERTABLES
Put ingredients in place to make whisky without stirring STOCKSTILL
Rouse to action gathering right support STIRRUP
Sets down songs LAYS
Sort of sin of the flesh -- I'd slipped back into that CARDINAL
Sounds like the people to put a rocket up former Arab leader NASSER
The French old city energy fed prize-winner LAUREATE
Vegetable popular primarily in South of France SPUD
What many students wear in university class UNIFORM
Where birds hatch eggs, sheltering fine over railway ROOKERY