The Times - Concise - Times2 Concise 6626 - February 3, 2015

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Action of separating DISSOCIATION
Background sounds AMBIENTNOISE
Bashed in DENTED
Dirt, mud MUCK
Empty (of) DEVOID
Got larger GREW
Greatly surprising ASTONISHING
Lift up ELEVATE
Long involved story SAGA
Made slightly concave DISHED
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Plant once believed to shriek when pulled up MANDRAKE
Practice of often staying away from work ABSENTEEISM
Put on DONNED
Refused to give (someone something) DENIED
Rely (on) DEPEND
Repaired (woollens) DARNED
Tyrannical emperor NERO
Vie COMPETE
Was disobedient to DEFIED
— Scrooge EBENEZER