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Across
7 Negotiator told a PM to "shift and get one in!" (8)
8 Pirate captain with a hard on – puffy thing (6)
9 Archer going by a different name in Piccadilly (5)
10 Plague caused by drug in the cream (5)
12/24dn. Nick Love would be scrapped by Reform UK (3,4)
13 Experiencing a fast, contrived edit in Guardian leader (7)
15 Incapable? Don't get involved in a piss-up here, then (7)
17 Farage claims it's not Reform's position to get pissed about her RAF movement (3,3,5)
21 To do with matter demanded by narrowly-losing candidate? (7)
22 Warm-up exercise's second time – vomit (7)
23 Iron character, ultimately it goes to one's head (3)
25 Legislative body that's no stranger to spin (5)
26 Whose partner departed one day in shock (5)
27 Guarantee to stick old rock star in the pen (6)
28 Force Ted out (backslider) (8)
1 Infuriated police captain casually dumping Ian (10)
2 Very old Cyclops had to defecate (4)
3 US state's appropriate bigmouth (6)
4 Dismiss going on stage, screwing Reg – that's criminal (10)
5 Peel's people (4)
6 What dozy type wants: to close magazine (4-3)
7 Luxury yacht assistant's reported period? (6)
11 Like judges' robes, pants? (5)
14 Screwing quietly, in a state of imbalance (10)
16 Article stuck in injured testes (endlessly on the job)
, incurring one-time tax (6,4)
18 Broadcast reform over which blood was spilt? (5)
19 Liberal in favour of something that might be blown (7)
20 Exhibitionist broadcaster consuming heroin (6)
22 Todger just begun to be inserted in excited, messy way (6)
24 See 12ac.
26 Republican in latest upset, a chirpy individual (4)
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