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It is electrochemist - one of the contained anagrams. I've not made much headway with this either. 34 ac is spadefish, if that helps, and 38 ac is heavier, otherwise mine are short ones.

electrochemist is good but where does the R in it come from - what is it an anagram (+ the extra letter) of?

it's contained in the phrase "AcademiCHOSTILETOmERCEnary" as per the preamble. The extra letter is M. It is an anagram of those letters in capitals.

Thanks for the explanation AJH - I'll now try to use that logic for some more clues which I suspect are anagrams

Thanks for the explanation AJH - I'll now try to use that logic for some more clues which I suspect are anagrams

AJT - just had another look and got 18a archibald (a gun) reCAL(L)BADHIRed
Have you got any more?

I've got several - you may have some- Thanks for the gun. Helped me a lot, because I thereby had 16 d as alert. Here we go -
13 ac - rafter - r - rule, and after for concerning - normal clue.
19 ac vaporetto - pore in vat, and to for beside
27 ac doucet - contained anag, extra e
30 ac esne ditto extra a
38 ac heavier - hear for try, contains vie
17 d oppo contained anag extra u
2d hyaena contained anag extra r
25 d swag contained anag extra n
33 d chases (word for case, I find) contained anag extra n
30 d eschar contained anag extra e
31 d speedo contained anag extra l
Sorry if this is clumsy - just on my first cup of coffee! Let me know how you get on - long way to go.

and I see I missed 15 ac - defector. contained anag extraa

For Sudokulover. Thanks to your "archibald" I've got some more. I haven't yet got all the word play, but 7 d sems to be "running rigging" - Chambers gives "running" as lead.
12 ac doll's house - contained anag extraa
24 ac August - contained anag extra l
11 d aikido contained anag extra r

Hi AJT ! I don't want to spoil anyone's fun any more, but ...
4d the jumble is academi C HOSTILE T(o) MERCE nary
and 33d is thecae ... ni CE HEA(l)T hy