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ANABASISAn ascent or going up; or, a military advance, such as Cyrus the Younger's into Asia, as related by Xenophon (8)
RISEAn ascent or move upwards, such as that made on getting up from one's bed or that of a surfacing fish (4)
WHOPPERVery large specimen, as related by angler?
STEPBYSTEPOrderly way of working or going up stairs? (4,2,4)
BASELower part of a shield; chief ingredient in a recipe; foundation in make-up; or, a military HQ (4)
EBROBachelor in Oregon going up river
STANHOPEWilliam Pitt the Younger's niece who gave up aristocratic life and travelled the Middle East dressed as a sheikh on her Arab stallion, settling in a ruined convent in the Lebanon Mountains (8)
HALTA limp; a standstill; a minor station on a country railway line; or, a military command to cease marching (4)
DISPATCHDismissal; a sending away in haste; promptitude generally; the posting of mail or sending of a messenger; or, a military/journalistic report (8)
CLIMBAn ascent of a cliff, hill or mountain; the route taken; or, an aircraft's flight upwards (5)
EXERCISEPhysical exertion for training or keeping fit; a written school task; a study in music; or, a military drill (8)
SALLYBell-rope's colourful woolly grip; a jaunt; a quip; or, a military sortie (5)
PANCAKEAnother name for a crepe; a form of theatrical make-up; or, a style of tutu (7)
NEVERSAYDIE"You can't give up" or a command you'll obey while reading the answers to the starred clues aloud
BARREHorizontal support in a dance studio for ballet practice and warm-ups; or, a form of exercise inspired by such (5)
TAILSKIDSIn aeronautics, a backward movement of an aircraft following a stall during an ascent (9)
AGASolid fuel cooker (perfect for the Christmas turkey), or a military leader (especially in Turkey)! (3)
ELKMember of the deer family in North America and Eastern Asia, as in the North American crab apple Malus coronaria '___ River' (3)
ANAESTHESIAHe sent a supply into Asia, quite a number (11)
BRUSHHave a clean-up - or a dust-up (5)