NOW AND LATER (anagram of “LANDOWNER AT”)
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Lost In Space monster ran at Will Robinson. (6)
TERRAN (monsTER RAN)
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Initiated bag search(7)
RANSACK
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Aware(ness) of a foothold (9)
KNOWLEDGE
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Officer choosing fall event (7, 8)
Hmm. How about “Officer choosing November event” (7, 8)
GENERAL ELECTION (double meanings)
Thanks for the clue. Couldn’t figure the second word.
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Bird incubated from a cashew.(8)
NUTHATCH
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Food to request before being shot? (6)
CHEESE (Nice one, btw)
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My buddies who will watch my fight for more food. (7)
SECONDS (double meaning)
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Time for silver medals (7)
SECONDS (double meaning)
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Company briefly sends in alternates (7)
SECONDS (sends + co; really should have been “thirds”, but that wouldn’t have overlapped 
)
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Stay with the French bet for fish (11)
STICKLEBACK (Stick + Le + Back)
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Screwing over an enemy could leave you with a mark that’s been disrupted. (5)
KARMA (a mark)
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Mentos threaten the average Joe. (3,2,3,6)
MAN ON THE STREET (mentos threaten*)
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Cruise’s hunt with online poison (7)
ETHANOL (Ethan + ol)
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Indicted neocon rodent decides to give upend take the L. (4, 9)
For clarification, is “upend” supposed to be that, or it it an autocorrect malapropism of “up and”?
In need of a hint please, I think. Is it an anagram of “neocon rodent L”? And is someone who was indicted? Leon someone? That’s all I have.
More of a typo. But yes, I guess autocorrect played a role.
Indicted neocon rodent decides to give up and take the L. (4, 9)
@Dead_Cat: Yes to the anagram. No to Leon. Focus on taking the “L”.
Sorry, not getting there - I’ve never been to Chicago, if it’s something to do with that.
AAARRRGGGHHH!
The answer is term that’s in Latin. Defense lawyers sometimes advise an indicted client to use it.
And FWIW, the only times I’ve been in Chicago, it’s been to leave Chicago. Chicago is irrelevant to the answer.