The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,371 - Dec 4 2017

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Clues Answers
'Yield' as against 'surrender' CONCEDE
A male delegate? AGENT
A number try out the French shrub MYRTLE
A sitting target for disgruntled shareholders? CHAIRPERSON
A trial leading to the noose? LARIAT
Brown's competence as a gardener CAPABILITY
Draw a small amount TRACE
Enthusiastic, still supporting City ECSTATIC
Expedition set off TRIP
Fellow in a sheltered place COVE
Fuss after Kipling's work is turned into opera MIKADO
Girl held up by minders, those employed to look after her? CARETAKERS
Green plan to recycle CHARTREUSE
Incline to drive quietly RAMP
It may work wonders in Malta's new constit­ution TALISMAN
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Native American about to enter the Anglican Church CREE
NCO set about constructing range SERGEANT
Near riot breaks out towards the front ANTERIOR
Not suitable in a part INAPT
One of a dozen who swears JUROR
People of the same calling NAMESAKES
Procrastinate when it's time to get up TEMPORISE
Recognised a criminal perhaps but denied it, if found out IDENTIFIED
Roughly appropriate greeting to a sailor HIJACK
Skilled worker in force OPERATIVE
Sold at auction or demolished KNOCKEDDOWN
Spiteful person — he will shortly act badly HELLCAT
Two points about unusual Roman invaders of Britain NORMANS
Two scholars put into reform school ALMAMATER
Young creature to plead insanity TADPOLE