The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 29,554 - Dec 23 2020

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A right racket in California for a papal adviser CARDINAL
Animal that's roamed about in parched environment? DROMEDARY
Captain initially going south for these fish KIPPERS
Copper's taken in by expert put on trial ACCUSE
Death of British Trident designed to protect Spain BITTEREND
Document obtained by way of covering letters at last VISA
Drink, seeing emancipation with no sign of hesitation LIBATION
Fortuitous, then, as even after a fashion? HEAVENSENT
Get ready to slim down after purge, oddly PREPARE
Hanger-on rejected by society locally ACOLYTE
Having nothing on -- save time, ultimately BARE
Hear bet is off and get some air BREATHE
Hunger may be variable before making money YEARNING
Independent politician played a part and had an effect IMPACTED
Lose job in area away from cheap ghetto in trouble GETTHECHOP
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Models make fun of highs MOCKUPS
Most recent unprotected animals? EWES
New exam must include end of term average NORMAL
People in a particular house may find cars parked by empty garage GEMINIS
Person investigating needing to put watch on soldier PRIVATEEYE
Presenting a party of men full of spirit STAGING
Republican must be in however unfashionable everywhere THROUGHOUT
Rice, e.g. squeezed by stone, must be best OPTIMAL
Ruler seeing eastern border moving westwards EMIR
So far from success, others mostly adjusted HITHERTO
Sort of figure dog does this to keep everybody quiet BALLPARK
Stopped and relaxed after a run ARRESTED
The girl Olivier regularly used will be put off SHELVE
The setter's back story prior to university environment MILIEU
Unbalanced team after cut beginning to despair LOPSIDED