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Azed - Last One + Parsing Queries Please

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JJ109 | 03:20 Sun 16th Sep 2018 | Crosswords
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32a Variable weight when one's tucked in of course (5) ROTA _

Parsing help please
28a It's a time of conflict, wealth lost (7) WARI _ ON
Answer = WARISON (war is on) Why wealth lost?
21d Deadly poison, one featured in a story (7)ACON _ TE
Must be "aconite" (deadly poison) but how does the rest parse, please?

Many thanks
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Warison is an obsolete word for wealth, hence lost.
03:30 Sun 16th Sep 2018
Conte is French for a story. Insert 'i'
Warison is an obsolete word for wealth, hence lost.
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Many thanks, Jackdaw
Rotal

A in Rotl

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotl

A poor clue, I think.
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Many thanks Scrunge
6d. Weak no longer, pub polished off peachy fruit on table without thanks (7)
UN?ABLE
I can see (ta)ble at the end, but...
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Unhable = unable
Pupunha = peachy fruit
Thanks, JJ. I need to go to Specsavers, - I was reading it as 'pub'. Not that it would have helped me, anyway.

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