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Four that need to be parsed please, so explanations as to how you arrived at the answer if possible.

18) Group of natives from the country being reported (6) O?T???
19) Detectives collecting a new dog maybe (5) ?A?I?

22) Finished off with a swerve (4) S???

24) Prize one's accepted more willingly (6) L?????

Thank you in advance!

ostria?
Some oysters are called "natives"
CANID
CID round A New

Just checked, Oysters are ostrEa, not ostrIa

Thank you ChrisE. Very happy with ostrea but still puzzled why "N" should represent "new". My original thought was canis and not canid but I was barking up the wrong tree! Woof woof. (Pun intended)

22d slew

Thank you norrier. Past tense of slay/double meaning. I've got it now. Any ideas about 24 which now has the letters...L?E?E? (6)

Liever means more willingly (in Chambers). Lever = Prize, more usually 'prise' and add I, one.

24 LIEVER - more lief - more willingly
prize - verb to lever + i (one)

24a I can only think of liefer - lief meaning happy or glad. Can't figure the prize bit though

24 - oops missed last posts - too slow typing