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  1. 1a Be attracted (to) (9)
  2. 8a Very (4)
  3. 9a Rallying slogan (9)
  4. 10a Zn (4)
  5. 13a Waste metal (5)
  6. 15a Studious obsessive — coat (6)
  7. 16a People organised under a single government (6)
  8. 17a Miss Piggy or the Great Gonzo? (6)
  9. 19a Trough carrying rainwater (6)
  10. 20a Period preceding an important event (3-2)
  11. 21a Engine on rails (abbr) (4)
  12. 24a Thwart (9)
  13. 25a Nautical platform (4)
  14. 26a English rock band formed in the 1960s (6,3)
  15. 2d Study (4)
  16. 3d Immorality (4)
  17. 4d Smack sharply (6)
  18. 5d Feral child raised by great apes in the forests of Angola (6)
  19. 6d Embarrass (9)
  20. 7d Dishonesty (9)
  21. 11d Orange jam (9)
  22. 12d Claptrap (9)
  23. 13d Cheaper, though often not really cheap, travel ticket (5)
  24. 14d Foot the bill (3,2)
  25. 18d Castle tower (6)
  26. 19d Piece of material used to enlarge a garment (6)
  27. 22d Heraldic family symbols (4)
  28. 23d ' ___ Brute? ' (Julius Caesar's dying words, according to Shakespeare) (2,2)