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1 Person who might drive you to work? (10) 6 Lead shot originally used with pitch (4) 10 Warehouse department stocking nothing (5) 11 Accumulation of building material (9) 12 Not worth 13 Bowler making you duck? (5) 15 Animal work needing huge amount of money (7) 17 Absolutely determined group lacking feeling? (4-3) 19 Made an effort, dropping leader as instructed (7) 21 Enthusiast with nothing working is a clown (7) 22 Anticipate answer, interrupting a humourist (5) 24 Old newspaper article about northern plant (8) 27 As it happens, cost varies with a thousand farm animals (9) 28 Type of Italian (5) 29 Barrier left by rejecting legislation (4) 30 Rock group gets none - he must be upset! (10)

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