The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 27,344 - Nov 2 2017

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'The last shall be first' in the aforementioned spirit of the age ETHOS
Backer of women's lib regretted trapping rodents GERBILS
Belt keeping sailor's clothing in order HABIT
Commentators use it to take exception to score, at least in gym PRESENTTENSE
Cruder nurseryman preferring small son to wife GROSSER
Doctor rising in haste dressed with extreme energy HARDEST
For instance, worker in business producing plant EGLANTINE
German siren from trad­ition that is left over LORELEI
Get rid of one's skin CUTIS
In it one should see see batter and jam LAMPLIGHT
Leaving hospital, crook hastened to city area EASTEND
Most needing company switched tellies on LONELIEST
Native close to joining argument in pub INGROWN
One line in translated prose, a giveaway of what's to come SPOILER
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Pets — little ones catching mice, oddly advanced TOMCATS
Ploughing thus removes a small mammal HARVESTMOUSE
Pronounced lordly customs, such as those at Kew engage in? HORTICULTURE
River 51 miles west of two others LIMPOPO
Sexy French female with naughty child entering town hall HOTELDEVILLE
Small bit of anatomy, such as Spooner's Manx cat has? TOENAIL
Somewhat appalled, one's tempted to stray LEDON
Sportingly, Ruth often got this housekeeper's job done? HOMERUN
They'll try to seize article within bikers' grasp RAIDERS
Toxic element turning up in seawater is molybdenum BROMINE
Warning to pull in behind docked boat crew? OARSMEN
We're told to record a metre as aid to calcu­lation LOGARITHM
Where Harry learnt to lose weight — hard for society artist HOGARTH
Wife's exposed buxom rival with no heart UXORIAL