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14a. Church worker (6) ???t?n.
21a. Important participant (6) ???y?r. Player?
10d. Shot across the bows (4-2,4) ?a??-up, ?a?l.
Wake-up call, fits but illogical?
Magworth. Got all my supplements in North London, ,glad to see you've got an on-line link though,

Sexton

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Wake up call

Mamya, Thank you so much. Don't understand 'wake-up call' though.

Wake up call

A warning

A warning shot (in nautical terms, often called a shot across the bow) is a harmless artillery shot or gunshot intended to call attention and demand some action.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_across_the_bow

A warning shot, usually in the form of cannon fire, given by pirates to encourage their targets to surrender.
www.languagerealm.com/english/piratedict_s.php