The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,278 - Feb 5 2020

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27 shift across this, oddly MOTIVE
A Scandinavian set up for shock APPAL
A touch below par, ultimately in fierce competition RATRACE
Amateur offering to accept money EURO
Animal rights protected by measures FERRET
Apprehension as fitting in therapy CAPTURE
Bitter about Conservative purge SCOUR
Clone it and replace free REPLICATE
Condition after end of side effects ESTATE
Damage caused by son in bed COST
Deliberate volume of business cut in half TURNOVER
Drop area covered by graduate teacher BEAD
Go from bad to worse? RELAPSE
Hurries, seeing evidence of unhappiness TEARS
Keep changing mind as poorly during leave VACILLATE
Keep quiet and hold back PRESERVE
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Losers from orchestra wearing type of sweater succeeded ALSORANS
Mafia boss must stifle limitless appetite for prison! DUNGEON
Popular idiot's common supplementary question, right? INNIT
Pressure from palaver about silkworms, perhaps LARVAE
Pretty clever CUTE
Proudly announces the last of recent short favourites TRUMPETS
Removing protection from wild pigeons -- about ten EXPOSING
Rent objectives may be shock problem SPLITENDS
Returning students go wrong SLIPUP
Ring in copy and finally asked for a review APPEALED
Safety measure resulting from strike by constituency SEATBELT
Soldiers on service account for killing MASSACRE
Somewhat treasonous motive REASON
Substitute unknown by 13 in order ERSATZ
The origin of gravy, reportedly SOURCE
Uniform and hairdo in job at a higher level UPPERMOST