LALIA
CLAYHANGER: The French garlic is noted – and in the confusion she appears, somewhere where raw pottery is suspended?
SHEL
OB: Revolutionary, in his turmoil, loses Vik for her!
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R???: Bluster loses its sedentary attitude, and urgency begins. See him.
PERRY-THE-WINKLE: A fondness for babycham, French tea, shellfish and bloomers is evident in him!
UNGOLIANT: Gloin – barmy? Or is it relative? Either way, there’ll be trouble before she appears!
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L???: Will he be there ages?
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E???: Avarice of an armed force? Mix it for him. He’s a blogger – with a couple of differences.
FE
NGEL: Wet place twists limb back for him.
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T???: An evident gourmand. And an endless Surrey town becomes sibilant for the blissful fellow!
THEME: CORPULENT CHARACTERS
Indeed it is.
I was quite scared, upthread, that the last clue might be the next to be guessed.