In each of eight clues, one letter has been cut from the definition part; the cut letters spell a word that defines each of four unclued lights. In each of five clues, one letter has been added to the definition part; the added letters spell a word that defines each of four unclued lights. The words spelt by the cut and added letters, when linked by 17, form a doubly hyphened term whose definition in Chambers includes the puzzle’s title. One unclued light consists of two words.
Across
6 Purge resistance in mass after time (6)
12 Single nasty taunt hurt (10)
13 Cargo boats yielding medium gains (5)
14 Feat once seen — how stirring (7)
15 Cinnamon for instance in basic battered chest (10, hyphened)
16 Supply aid to restrict crime, all round (7)
22 Lamentation led by grandmother, loth (7)
23 Catches sailor in Nova Scotia (4)
24 Poet keeping involved with Norse god’s worshipper (7)
26 Governor in denial before demo? (7)
30 Nose formerly partly cut, I see (4)
34 Fear mostly of swing (4)
36 Old extravagance one among Tories abandoned (7)
38 Revise gags, wildly hostile (10)
39 Service by personality backing lotteries (7)
40 Soldier in clash for revenues (5)
41 Current treatment I endure, endlessly impractical (10)
42 House reduces jets (6)
43 Established opening covered by chairman with dignity (8)
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