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Last one, plus a parsing query :-
It's taken up in hard-bitten academy? No longer (4) ?A?E
Venomous creatures in Government succeeded (6) ?O?R?S. Presumably, it's COBRAS, but I'm not very impressed with COBRA used as a synonym for Government. It's a British Government Committee which hardly follows the maxim of the setter "....but you must always say what you mean".
It's taken up in hard-bitten academy? No longer (4) ?A?E
Venomous creatures in Government succeeded (6) ?O?R?S. Presumably, it's COBRAS, but I'm not very impressed with COBRA used as a synonym for Government. It's a British Government Committee which hardly follows the maxim of the setter "....but you must always say what you mean".
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi DannyK - many thanks for answering. I had thought of CANE, given (as you say) that it is reversed "taken up" in the clue, but I'm struggling for a decent definition in the clue to justify CANE, that also takes account of "No longer". The only thing I can think of is that it refers to the fact that corporal punishment is no longer permitted in schools. Do you think that is reasonable?