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Got promotion without first or last commendation (6)

Slight tweak to 7;

Celebrate a penny’s wage increase (6)

Applaud clue I entered, parse awkward, though (6)

Begs to be heard, hissing opposition (6)

Looks like mantis does this, it's said. Bless! (6)

Sounds like Lord Robens lying to the miners (6)

"Lord" sounds like "laud"; Robens promised, but never delivered, a "pound-a-week rise" to miners (I've taken liberties by interpreting that as P RAISE)

Adore the capital misbehaving to the east (6)

Adore = adore or love
capital = Paris
East = E

Applaud a change of diet. Untie and swap ends (6)

Half up...up...push (6)

Champion horse sea biscuit's, running but losing, shoe gone (6)