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Cryptic crossword

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1 Game colonel assembled troops for battle, we hear (7) 5 Great big letter (7) 9 Trader making a profit on paper (9) 10 Cover, then part 11 Lake reflected land (4) 12 I make notes and fold in a particular way (10) 15 Refrains from demanding as view modified (6) 16 In this place head away, covering a considerable distance in a short time (7) 18 Clothing that is concerning, surrounded by dismay (7) 20 I'm going to market fourth-generation car (6) 22 No spring chicken, catch a disease with two elements (7,3) 23 Droop given a long story (4) 25 Piece of land has been taken? (5) 27 Having a debt, apparently moving around (9) 28 Search notes source of trouble (7) 29 Concealing and bearing defeats (7)

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