RAREBIT (double definition)
This! (7)
ITALICS
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Uses sugar to attack old armored defender. (11)
STEGOSAURUS (“uses sugar to” anagram)
I heard they employ outfielder Pérez for loansharking practice. (5)
USURY (use Juri)
Spectacles encounter resistance replacing inductance and initial energy’s turf. (10)
Spectacles encounter resistance replacing inductance and initial energy’s turf. (10)
RYEGRASSES (eyeglasses/RyegRasses)
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Wrestler Kane is so destructive, but the result of this action is a lot of decent people doing important things for the good of society. (9, 7)
ESSENTIAL WORKERS (“wrestler Kane is so” anagram)
Clinton Chief of Staff gets obese wrinkles reworked. (7, 6)
Erskine Bowles (anagram obese wrinkles)
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In convergence of economies bright light shines, but purpose is questioned. (7)
Rephrased:
In the flowing together of European economies a bright light shines, but ultimately questioned (7)
Re-rephrased:
In the flowing together of the European Union a star shines, but in the end, why?
ESTUARY (EU+star+Y)
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Most timid individual avoid eastern National Park in US.(11)
YELLOWSTONE?
Was “individual” supposed to be plural?
I think (Yellowest - e + one).
Pretty sure you’re both right. Now one of you put up a new clue.
In Stone Idaho, there dwells a First Nation. (6)
In Stone Idaho, there dwells a First Nation. (6)
ONEIDA (Stone Idaho)
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Broken nose guard is unsafe. (9)
Dangerous (anagram of nose + guard)
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I don’t think they exist, so they’re not ours. (4)
ROUS (anagram of OURS, and a reference to The Princess Bride)
A serpent quietly disturbed her thoughts, which caused some hustle and bustle (6).
Maybe just:
Her thoughts were disturbed, causing a bustle (6)
Is it… SUBTLE?
Yeah, “the serpent was the most subtle of all the creatures” - Genesis.