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REMUNERATIVEProfitable forging Vermeer at uni HINDISHINDIGDiwali or Holi? KLINGONLINGOSome "Star Trek" slang? SNAKECHARMEROld carnival attraction OVERDIDVERDIListened to "Rigoletto" way too many times? INSTALLATIONArt exhibit popular with everybody, maybe Paddington bears? LOTSAFLOTSAMA whole bunch of ocean detritus? CARTEBLANCHEUnrestricted ability RICHARDADAMSAuthor best known for Watership Down OCASIOCORTEZRepresentative Alexandria who is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at age 29 in 2018: Hyph. MAGNIFICENCESplendour ADVENTITIOUSAccidental LONGDISTANCEInvolving places that are far apart – nostalgic end (anag) (4-8) EXAGGERATIONOver-the-top description (12)