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[Mick-the-Miller]

5d - Part of speech, in short, to get ready for theatre (4) ?r?p
23d - Fighting power that's corrupt (4) ?a?p

TIA

[vetuste_ennemi]

war+P
prep[osition]?

[Mick-the-Miller]

Thanks, just in time for the clocks to go back!

[Wolfram9]

Prop? :)

[Buenchico]

5d looks more like 'prep' to me but, being rubbish at cryptics, I can't fully parse it:

Prep = 'preposition' (part of speech) in short.
Also, prep = 'get ready' (as when a chef 'preps' vegetables)
Theatre = 'rep' (???) but that still leaves me trying to put 'p' in front of it.

Oh well, I said I'm rubbish at cryptics, so I'm probably not only barking up the wrong tree but also in the wrong forest!

[1ozzy]

Barking mad

;-)

[1ozzy]

Think operation theatre..

[Buenchico]

http://tinyurl.com/yaqqmhqg

[1ozzy]

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c6/11/ea/c611ea9f692fa913a312ec954e91dade--far-side-cartoons-dog-cartoons.jpg

[Mr-Hobble]

Part of speech "P", theatre "REP" = "PREP" =

[Number1Bootle]

In a dictionary, a preposition is prefaced by the abbreviation 'prep'. Patients are 'prepped' for operations (in an operating theatre'). Sorry, Mr-Hobble, but 'rep' (sometimes used in crosswords for 'theatre', admittedly) is a red herring here.