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1a. Resist love for boy from Ireland (5) *****
9a. Financial investigation involves tax (5 , 4)
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22a. Gathered and gutted more sheep (3 , 2) ***/**
3d. Big bird is so upset over loud music ( 9 ) ****F*A*A

1 A. Bucko, Irish word for boy, lad. Buck, resist +O, love.

9 Means Test, double definition.

3, Ossifraga.

22, Met up.

22 Met Up, gathered. M(or)e, gutted/middle removed +Tup, sheep.

malone , rusty, spot on as usual. Thank you , take care.

You're welcome, shipwreck. I got 'ossifraga' when I did the puzzle myself, but parsing it gave me a headache!