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Biting rat is a bizarre low-energy pursuit (9)

(RAT IS A)* 1-CAL

Wit starts to flag when surroundings are comfortable (8)

Starts to = T
Flag + IRIS
surroundings are comfortable = in SAT

Arse & tit freak loosens Tanya's top, making a modest propsal, perhaps (6)

see Jonathan Swift - A Modest Proposal

Send-up Springboks flag (6)

SA TIRE

Taking the piss, Spooner says "Thanks, king!" (6)

TA, SIRE. Yes I know the pronunciation is not exactly right.

Liar I cast to be critically humorous (9)

Taunting Franken? (9)

SATIRIC AL; makes sense only for those who remember Al Franken from Saturday Night Live; improbably (or maybe not) he became a senator from Minnesota who resigned after he was accused of being mean to women. I never found this character funny, but Halloween is coming, so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd3g0K9KlBI

Cutting back on alcohol after it is a car crash! (9)

(it is a car)* + [alcoho]L

…also, where is everyone?

Going away tomorrow and might not be able to vote so I'm skipping this one.