Girl

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N (synonym="name") in ANA (synonym="collections of stories – a word I know only from crosswords") = ANNA; definition: "Girl's"

Having possessions

PROPER (appropriate), TIE (neckwear), D (duke). I carelessly wrote PROPERTIES here which prevented me solving 8dn. — Times for the Times

leisurely movement

Charade

DOG (synonym of "Follow") + TROT (synonym of "leftist's"); definition: "leisurely movement"

applaud

Homophone

A, then -CCLAIM sounds like [speaker’s] “claim” (right)

play

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TITUS (book of the Bible) +  U (posh) + S{eats} [initially] containing AND (with) + RON (chap) + IC (in charge) — Times for the Times

Dismal

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DR (synonym="medic") + EAR (synonym="attention") + Y (synonym="unknown") = DREARY; definition: "Dismal"

Language lawyers use

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GALES (synonym="winds") in LEE (synonym="shelter") = LEGALESE; definition: "Language lawyers use"

fuel

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RAFF (synonym="rabble") in PAIN (synonym="aching") = PARAFFIN; definition: "fuel"

Help

{b}ASSIST (jazz musician) [misses entry] — Times for the Times

Branching out

Charade

DI (synonym="police officer – Detective Inspector") + VERSIFICATION (synonym="poetic technique") = DIVERSIFICATION; definition: "Branching out,"

Dance

Area of land

Anagram

anagram of TEACHER ("teacher") [anagram: "cultivated"] = HECTARE; definition: "Area of land"

musical instrument

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BORN (destined) containing  [to accept] ASSET (benefit) + H{ire} [start] — Times for the Times

Cipher

Hidden word

Hidden in "cipher once used in beliZE ROutinely"

checked

Anagram

A, U (universal), anagram [new] of DIET, then {prescribe}D [finally] — Times for the Times

It’s what the retiring may assume

Anagram

anagram of THING (synonym="THING") + WEAR (synonym="river") = NIGHTWEAR

Harshly rebuking / ordinary seaman

Double definition

Double definition

treeless grasslands

Hidden word

AIR (synonym="atmosphere") in PRIES (synonym="interferes with") = PRAIRIES; definition: "treeless grasslands"

Survey

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CON (synonym="study") in RENAISSANCE (synonym="period of revival") = RECONNAISSANCE; definition: "Survey"

Abraham’s son

Charade

I (abbreviation="current") + SA (abbreviation="appeal") + AC (synonym="bill") = ISAAC; definition: "Abraham's son's"

Landed property

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ME (this writer) + S{ecured} [originally] contained by [secured in] DENE (valley). This was the clue mentioned in my intro that I failed to solve. Shame, because it’s quite an unusual word that I happen to know rather well from the days when I used to read conveyancing documents for a living. — Times for the Times

Remove

Anagram

anagram of MALEINTIE ("male in tie") [anagram: "misguided"] = ELIMINATE; definition: "Remove"

Old settler

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VISIT (call on) + H (husband) containing [to conserve] GO (energy). They settled mainly in France and Spain. — Times for the Times

rickshaw

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ED (fellow) contained by [in] PIC (film), then A, B (black). There seems to be some crossover by way of definition needed here as a pedicab involves pedalling and a rickshaw doesn’t, at least traditionally, but I think this from Collins may have it covered: A rickshaw is a simple vehicle originally used in Asia for carrying passengers. Some rickshaws are pulled by someone walking, running or cycling in front. — Times for the Times

Fruit

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EL (synonym="‘the’ Spanish") in TANGO (synonym="dance") = TANGELO; definition: "Fruit"

wilt

Acrostic, Charade

WIT (synonym of "humour") [first letter: "first"] + HER (synonym of "Woman's"); definition: "wilt"

nasty bug

Charade

V (synonym="very") + IR (synonym="Irish") + US (synonym="American") = VIRUS; definition: "nasty bug"