The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 22,140 - Feb 23 2001

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A cockney's mate in the country CHINA
A girl almost ordinary NORMA
A look-alike, sometimes dead RINGER
A Nash girl depicted making imaginary pass SHANGRILA
A striped comic moseyed along TRAIPSED
Artisan's counter-occupation with the judge's seat WORKBENCH
Beat interrupting live rap BLAME
Blues numbers, perhaps EIGHTS
Brainy brother tucking into a healthy breakfast CEREBRAL
Captivate Sir Peter in the foyer ENTRANCEHALL
Caught the beast in drug plant CELANDINE
Do some of your best in goal STING
Exotic, in the improved state ETHNICAL
Financial agreement to let prize-winner's money include half a dance HIREPURCHASE
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Fleece that is very new ROOKIE
Good lord, that's Agatha taking a turn on the ski slope CHRISTIE
Hack, after a swig of beer, gets a punch DRAUGHTHORSE
It removes, if soldiers are around ERASER
Keeping up? You can by going round BUOYANCY
Not potable, but are wet as can be SEAWATER
Pass up the French composer HANDEL
Peruvian stock too hot to handle INCANDESCENT
Play it again in snub for Picasso, say CUBIST
Prohibition after the ancient Greek THEBAN
River rodent in simple story NARRATIVE
Ship's doctor takes time to fish STURGEON
Society at best is hilarious SCREAM
Some hot stuff said to have assembled MUSTERED