The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 26,779 - Jan 13 2016

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Began occupying newfangled office LEDOFF
A politician avoids mushroom in Paris bun CHIGNON
Bang handle right near the top FRINGE
Cold squaddies been fed in mess with this? CORNEDBEEF
Egyptian god dispat­ched very big Greek goddess IRIS
Fine bulldogs and hunters FOXHOUNDS
Finish off better stage technique IMPROV
Fly's weight in grams WING
Forehead to thigh, throbbing? More 25 needed (3,4,2,3,3) THEHAIROFTHEDOG
German shepherd, a large one wearing fine fabric ALSATIAN
Golfing ace left a German disk in Polish HOLEINONE
Half an hour in local, hammered on this ALCOHOL
If mantles are replaced, these may replace them FILAMENTS
Keep head office euros stuffed inside sack HEAVEHO
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Lagoon spread over wicket, hence embarrassing score OWNGOAL
Monkey's beginning to pick apples up SCAMP
Nagging family infuriated Sunday school examiner? MAGNIFYINGGLASS
Nearly new 14 turned up, one chased by 15 VIXEN
Old poet eats duck egg or suchlike OVOID
One girl's top in twisting plaits, making these? PIGTAILS
Procedure to agitate film-maker? MOTOROIL
Signal rise in English meat sandwiches BEACON
Some kids need refreshment touring hot spots in Gulf SHEIKDOMS
Spell out where 2s might come from? EXPOUND
Taking tube north, start to have some insight EPIPHANY
Three works about short cut in study of locks TRICHOLOGY
Translated poem in page 2 that was buried in Italy POMPEII
Welsh or Saxon captured English invader HORSA