The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,994 - Dec 2 2019

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Clues Answers
Acts in front of these empire builders ROMANS
Anti-unionism, note, very high MISOGAMY
Ask a person for leave BEGONE
Attack, capturing large crow GLOAT
Be wrong about hard climb SHIN
Binding disc inside inserted tube STRINGENT
Chat in party's brilliant CONFAB
Drug smuggler gets cross MULE
Empty, Charlie can eat cooked sea creature CETACEAN
Hard to please in house: comfortable outside CHOOSY
Holy Italian who is sacked just before Christmas SANTA
Less fresh challenger at first one defeated CLOSER
Naval officer casts losers adrift FirstSeaLord
Needleworker also poked into potato TATTOOER
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Nothing in set for sale is a result of crime LOOT
On the fence, not a prison sentence? NONCOMMITTAL
Other than bums may be contracted in this NOTRUMPS
Reducing a sort of loan ABRIDGING
Running away from such elevated entertainment? INFLIGHT
Ship bearing Republican flag STREAMER
Study of the population's church attendance? MASSOBSERVATION
Tiny packets, as can hide insect QUANTA
To look impressive, reduce someone's weight? CUTAFIGURE
Tree not doing so well, increasing numbers said SYCAMORE
Turn over bread ROLL
Wrongly vague about broken ankle MISTAKENLY
You should be embarrassed home's far off FORSHAME