VAMP (4)

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Repeatedly play section with dominant chord on speaker (4)

Repeatedly play section = def
with = link
dominant chord = V*
on = juxtaposition
speaker = AMP
*In music theory, chords are frequently labelled with Roman numerals, and the dominant chord is built on the fifth note of the scale.

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9293 Repeatedly play section with dominant chord on speaker (4) Repeatedly play section = def
with = link
dominant chord = V*
on = juxtaposition
speaker = AMP
*In music theory, chords are frequently labelled with Roman numerals, and the dominant chord is built on the fifth note of the scale.
Tortoise 2
9291 Volt and ampere shortly lead to a siren (4) shortly - abbrev. (is this necessary?)
volt - V
and - juxtaposition
ampere - AMP
lead to - link
a siren - def
Botaku 1
9304 Refurbish halfway depleted lava lamp (4) (-la)VA+(-la)MP dohz 1
9297 Vice president covering morning passage, repeatedly (4) Vice president = VP
Covering = container indicator
Morning = AM
Passage*, repeatedly = definition, as in passage of music.

V(AM)P

*The word "Passage" can also be read as "pass-age", meaning the passing of a bill into law, which kinda fits with the surface reading
Kusane 0
9301 Improvise a bloodsucker who calms down? (4) Improvise = definition
bloodsucker = VAMPIRE
who calms down? = drop IRE
dpad 0
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