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Need the reasoning behind this explained:-

Direction taken briefly by group of gannets - NORTH NORTHEAST? (Direction)

gaNNEts ?

the contraction NNE is written inside (taken briefly) Gannets.

Got it, thanks Mamya and Trevor.

Deny 4 has been extracted from blood group - ABNEGATE? (Deny) But what does 4 (STRIDENT) have to do with it?

Ab negat(iv)e

AB NEGAT(IV)E

Ahhh, thanks Rambler and Mamya.

Also need these parsed (if they're correct):-

Like a guitar? Smuggle in sterling for it - STRUNG (Like a guitar)?

Credit note covers old Ben's container in dairy - CHURN?

CHURN

CN + [Ben] HUR

STG = Sterling + RUN smuggle